While almost everyone in San Francisco receives electricity from PG&E, future residents of Hunters Point might realize the longtime dream of public-power aficionados by receiving cheap energy directly from The City. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission could soon approve the prices for electricity at…
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WASHINGTON — A clean energy standard that includes nuclear power has the support of the Senate energy committee chairman, as long as it’s done in a way that also helps the development of renewable energy.
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Good news for New Hampshire residents mulling over the idea of buying solar powered hot water systems: a new mix of federal and state rebates and tax credits.
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The second of a four-part series. Click here for part one. LEXINGTON, Mass. — Away from curious visitors’ eyes, laboratory staff at a company called 1366 Technologies here are melting purified silicon in a furnace until it reaches the consistency of red-hot lava. Then they skim off wafers of silicon, the platforms for photovoltaic solar modules. [More]
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