WASHINGTON (AP) — As summer beckons, it seems Americans are thinking more about the stifling cost of energy than about making tracks to the beach. Cutting energy bills and use is a bigger deal to them than taking a vacation or scoring the latest smartphone or tablet, according to a survey by the AP-NORC Center […]
Seattle City Light customers would pay 31 percent more over six years, under a proposal to be announced Monday by Mayor Mike McGinn. Mayor Mike McGinn will propose a 31 percent rate increase over six years for Seattle City Light customers, at a news conference scheduled for Monday morning. The rate hikes, which average 4.7 […]
No matter how much insulation you have in your attic, the heat from the attic can transfer radiant heat into the living spaces of your home in the summer and allow heat to escape in the winter months. Insulation can actually add to temperature increases or decrease in a home because the insulation can be […]
Des Moines Iowa (PRWEB) February 25, 2012 Green is not just a trend or a wave of the future…it is the future.Today’s homeowners demand energy efficient products for their safety and the environment. YellowBlue, who has established itself as an industry leader in the growing reflective insulation and attic blanket market, has now taken it […]
No matter how much insulation you have in your attic, the heat from the attic will transfer radiant heat into the living spaces of your home in the summer and allow heat to escape in the winter months. Insulation can actually add to temperature increases or decrease in a home because the insulation can be […]
After more than a year of review and extensive public feedback, Austin Energy (AE) today outlined its proposal for a 12.5% rate increase – its first increase in base electric rates in 17 years. The redesign of rates is needed to provide sufficient revenues, to achieve greater rate equity between customer classes and to better […]
What is the Emergency Stabilization Act of 2009? On October 3, 2008, George W. Bush signed the Emergency Stabilization Act of 2009, which extended the credits available for solar-powered energy systems and expanded the qualifying product requirements. This allows for a 30-percent tax credit on the purchase and installation of residential solar water heating, photo […]
It’s increasingly expensive for utility companies to generate power. The cost of fuel is raising the utilities’ operational costs, and demand on the grid is growing rapidly, despite new advances in energy-efficient appliances. Additionally, infrastructure investment costs (what it takes to maintain the grid), are forecasted to be around $14 billion dollars a year in […]
