electricity

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“Conserve Energy, Texans”

he Electric Reliability Council of Texas – representing 75% of the utilities in the Loan Star State – issued a press release yesterday, asking all Texans to conserve energy.  They have a real-time chart on […]
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Dirty Power

All electricity is not created equal.  Well, it’s not equal by the time it reaches the meter at the service entrance to your home or business. Electricity is created in three phases: three identical sinusoidal […]
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Turn it Off

Technically, the most direct way to save energy with electrical appliances is, well, to turn it off.  Lights in empty rooms. Exterior security lights. Computers. Monitors. Televisions. Stereos. Cable boxes. Charging pads. Except. Even when […]
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Recycle Aluminum Cans

More than 100 BILLION aluminum cans are sold in the U.S. each year.  Only half are recycled.  Likewise around the world, resulting in 3 BILLION pounds of aluminum cans in landfills around the world.  There […]
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Solar Panels are Semiconductors

The solar cells inside solar panels use the same materials as semiconductors and transistor chips inside computers,  smartphones, and every other electronic device.  Those little lights for controls on the television, computer, or stereo – […]