Latest electricity Stories
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PECO residents on a residential heating (RH) rate whose generation discount was eliminated on January 1, 2013, still have the opportunity to save money on their electric bills by enrolling with FirstEnergy Solutions and securing a low generation price when they use the most electricity. Residents enrolling in this seasonal pricing offer receive 7.23 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from October through March, and 7.39 cents per kWh from...
FARMINGTON, Conn., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information (GII) is pleased to announce the release of three new electricity transmission and distribution intelligence reports from our premium research partner NRG Expert. These reports and databases each focus on a particular sector of the electricity T&D industry, providing valuable insights executives and organizations can use to make better decisions and guide their businesses forward in the new year. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PEX Card, the industry-leading corporate prepaid card service for business expense control, today announced the launch of a suite of iOS and Android applications called PEX Mobile((SM)). This new service enables PEX Card administrators to perform critical day to day cash management and expense control functions instantly from the road or a job site using a smartphone. As mobile wallets evolve and enhance the way people conduct transactions...
RACINE, Wis., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting SC Johnson's dedication to the environment, RENEW Wisconsin today awarded it the "Renewable Energy Customer-Generator of the Year" honor, specifically citing the company's achievements in using renewable energy in its global manufacturing operations. The independent nonprofit organization leads and represents businesses, organizations and individuals seeking cleaner, renewable energy in Wisconsin. "To be recognized with other...
HOUSTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy price reporting agency Argus has expanded its suite of forward curve services by adding North American electricity and natural gas implied volatilities. The new services cover daily assessments of volatilities for all the major natural gas and electricity markets across North America. Assessments are derived from a wide range of data sources to determine market value for electricity and natural gas locations and...
LONDON, January 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you have a process excellence success story? Submit your entry before 8th February 2013! The PEX Network Europe Awards represent outstanding achievement in the field of process excellence and improving company operations. They are the ideal way to be recognised by the industry, acknowledge your team's work, inject passion in to your process excellence efforts and to publicly benchmark your process excellence initiatives....
An increase in demand for electricity and a continued shift away from fossil fuel-based and nuclear power will renew growth in the five years to 2017. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Hydroelectric Power Plant Construction industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 05, 2013 The Hydroelectric Power Plant Construction industry has stalled over the five years to 2013. According to IBISWorld industry analyst...
MANCHESTER, England, January 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless technology is going from strength to strength and completely transforming the way people live their lives. The experts at Wire Free AV [http://www.wirefreeav.co.uk ] are particularly excited about the news that a number of the biggest technology companies in the world have invested heavily in wireless charging technology in recent months and years and the public are set to benefit from the developments in the near...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Three new power plants officially began serving North Carolina customers at the end of 2012, representing a combined investment of nearly $3.65 billion and marking another significant milestone in Duke Energy's commitment to meet electricity needs with advanced, cleaner generation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) These sophisticated power plants represent one aspect of Duke Energy's aggressive...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A research team from the University of Michigan used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that's considered one of the body’s most powerful painkillers. The findings, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, expanded on a previous study with Harvard University and the City University of New York, in which scientists delivered electricity through...
Latest electricity Reference Libraries
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....
