Nov 6th, 2008 · The North Carolina power company wants to pay customers for the ability to install solar panels on their roofs and vacant lots. Duke would own and operate the solar panels, and the electricity they generate would go straight onto the grid.
Oct 13th, 2008 · Some middle-income families in Las Vegas are fighting off poverty in ways they never would have imagined. One woman recently found herself panhandling just to get her electricity turned back on.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Oil company officials say it may be more than a week before gasoline supply problems caused by Hurricane Ike are resolved. As many refineries regain electricity and attempt to reopen, gasoline remains in high demand.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Houston residents are still coping with no electricity and waiting in long lines for water and ice. For people who survived Hurricane Katrina, the storm has brought back painful memories.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Half a million people have electricity again in parts of Texas ravaged by Hurricane Ike. But nearly 4 million people are still without power, and energy companies say they are working furiously to restore full power to the Houston area.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · One of the towns hit hardest by Hurricane Gustav was Montegut, La. Local officials say it could take weeks to bring electricity back to the community, and some worry that residents, tired of weathering hurricanes, will leave for good.
Aug 19th, 2008 · When all the electricity in Newport, R.I., went out, Stephen Marley proudly announced that their generator stage was one of the few places in the town still wired. Sharing both the stage and their songs — including one by their father — brothers Stephen and Damian Marley tag-teamed a celebratory concert at the Newport Folk Festival.
Jul 29th, 2008 · Cash-strapped utility companies are beginning to reconsider the strengths of solar energy. According to ex-NASA engineer O. Glenn Smith, solar-panel satellites could gather massive amounts of energy and beam it to earth for the price electricity costs now.