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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A notification program is underway, as ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the "Court"), to alert current and former owners of homes and other structures with plumbing systems with Zurn yellow brass crimp (F1807) fittings/connectors about a proposed class action settlement that may affect their rights. This lawsuit claims that Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries LLC (the "Defendant") designed and sold...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty-four nuclear energy facilities in the path of Hurricane Sandy have responded well and safely to this powerful storm, demonstrating their resilience against severe natural forces. Careful planning and comprehensive preparations days in advance of the storm paid off at all of the facilities, which were prepared to take the steps necessary to maintain safety against high winds, record flooding and disturbances on the...
JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With high winds expected across Michigan as Hurricane Sandy moves west, Consumer Energy is reminding its customers of what to do before, during and after a storm. The utility is making preparations and staffing additional personnel to respond to any electric service interruptions that may result from the strong winds associated with Hurricane Sandy. While the hurricane's center is expected to make landfall on the East Coast late Monday,...
ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The third and final of Georgia Power's 840 megawatt (MW) natural gas combined-cycle units at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Ga., became operational Oct. 28. The three units represent one of the largest generation sources on Georgia Power's system, and are capable of producing more than five times the electricity of the coal units that were replaced. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121029/CL01790 )(Logo:...
CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerned by recent polling that shows seven out of 10 Chicago voters know little or nothing about a referendum they will vote on Nov. 6, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Wednesday opened an online "Chicago Power Center" to educate residents about the measure, which could have a major impact on their electric bills. At a news conference, CUB Executive Director David Kolata urged Chicago residents to use the center, at...
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prepaid Expense Card Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has secured $3.2 million in Series B funding led by existing investor iNovia Capital and new investor Bluff Point Associates. Additional investors include Augury Capital and private investors. In combination with previous funding, the company has now raised nearly $5 million. The company plans to accelerate new customer sales growth of the PEX Visa® Prepaid Card, issued by the...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (NYSE: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 47 cents a share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 10, 2012, to shareholders of record as of Nov. 9, 2012, and is the company's 410th consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since July 1910. American Electric Power is...
CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd today reiterated its support for customers' ability to choose an alternative electricity supplier in advance of approximately 1.2 million customers voting in municipal aggregation referendums on election day. The City of Chicago and about 60 other municipalities on Nov. 6 will consider referendums on whether to pursue municipal aggregation, where local municipalities pool their residents together to select an electricity supplier....
LARGO, Fla., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GDT Tek, Inc., (OTC: GDTK) company focused on renewable and sustainable energy technologies. The company has licensed patented waste heat to electric power generation technology and is driving its adoption by power plants, landfills and other waste-heat generating industries announced today that GDT TEK, will begin offering its ORC unit that converts waste heat into electricity (the "Phoenix ORC") for sale in addition to its current business...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a dedication ceremony today attended by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roger Natsuhara, SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced the completion of the largest solar system in the US Navy, a 13.78-megawatt (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS China Lake) in Calif. Using SunPower's high-efficiency, Buy American-compliant solar panels, the plant is generating the equivalent of...
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A lightning rod is a metal conductor mounted on the top of a building and connected through a wire to the ground to protect the building from lightning. The rod should conduct the electricity from a lightning strike down through the wire instead of passing through the building. The rod is just a single component in the lightning protections system along with rooftop conductors and multiple conductive paths. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1749. The taller the building the...
Count Alessandro Antonio Anastasio Volta was born on February 18, 1745 in Como, Duchy of Milan. At age 39, Volta became a professor at the Royal School in Como in the physics department. A year later, in 1775, Volta invented a device called the electrophorus which generates static electric charges. He marketed his creation so well, that he is often given credit as its inventor. However, a similar machine was documented by Johan Carl Wilcke in 1762. He changed his focus to chemistry in...
The Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, is a species of fish. It is capable of generating powerful electric shocks, which it uses for both hunting and self-defense. It is a top predator in its South American range. Despite its name it is not an eel at all but rather a knifefish. Taxonomy The species is so unusual that it has been reclassified several times. Originally it was given its own family Electrophoridae, and then placed to a genus of Gymnotidae alongside Gymnotus....
