DC power gaining wider acceptance - EF News - During the late 1800s Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse were engaged in an intense industrial rivalry Edison's electrical inventions ran on DC direct current Westinghouse tried to convince governments and business that AC alternating current was the way to go for the development of large-scale power distribution systems
Bright ideas that came from Edison - EF News - Inventing the light bulb was just the beginning of Thomas Edison's story He created three industries, launched several firms, including General Electric (GE), and secured 1,093 patents Lessons he taught the world: • Leap hurdles Almost totally deaf, Edison (1847-1931) dropped out of school
The future of producing power in Ontario - EF News Nothing else has happened ” Indeed, while Alexander Graham Bell would not recognize today's telephone network, Thomas Edison would feel right at home running our current electrical grid We’ve taken small steps to encourage innovation in Canada, such as the recent passage of the Ontario Green Energy Act and similar initiatives in Quebec
Electricity Forum News - Power That’s Cheaper Than Free Ever since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, people have been looking for cost-effective ways to store lots of electricity One approach is a technology called Compressed Air Energy Storage, or CAES, and Boston came to the National Press Club in Washington to talk it up
Customers Cash In On ConEd Incentives - EF News “Energy management systems are an effective way to retrofit an existing building to be energy efficient,” said David Hepinstall, executive director of the Association for Energy Affordability AEA, the organization that implements the Multi-Family Energy Efficiency Program on behalf of Con Edison “These systems allow multi-family
Edison Buys Gamesa’s 26 MW Wind Park - EF News Edison did not say how much it paid for 100 percent of the San Francesco wind park in Calabria which generates about 46 gigawatt hours of electricity a year, enough to meet demand of more than 18,000 households Edison operates 2,100 MW of renewable energy capacity, including 400 MW of wind parks
SONGS goes solar with LED lighting - EF News SAN ONOFRE, CALIFORNIA - One of CaliforniaÂ’s largest state utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE), is lighting up the night with solar technology at its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) To illuminate its main employee parking areas, Edison is equipping the site with solar-powered LED lights from Carmanah Technologies
Electricity Forum - Latest News UK - As the UK continues its push towards a greener future with increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), a growing number of electric car drivers are voicing their frustration over the current tax system
Utility outline show bids would work - EF News The filing for FirstEnergy subsidiaries Ohio Edison, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co and Toledo Edison outlines the process among marketers when price caps expire at the end of next year As of Jan 1, 2009, customers who do not purchase electricity from a competitive supplier can still buy it from the FirstEnergy subsidiary - in the
Calpine Signs California Power Agreement - EF News Calpine Corporation, one of the leading power companies in North America and largest producer of renewable geothermal energy, announced that it has entered into a long-term power sales agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) calling for the delivery of 200 megawatts of baseload renewable energy - EF News