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Leaving your hot water running for five minutes can use as much energy as operating a 60-watt light bulb for 14 hours.
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The Lawrence Livermore Lab says 61 percent of the energy generated in the United States is ultimately wasted.
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A southern California wildlife biologist sentenced today for handling eagles without a license may have performed similar tasks for wind power companies while he was unlicensed, ReWire has learned. John David Bittner, who runs the Ramona-based Wildlife Research Institute, pled guilty to violations of the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) in April.
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A Tuesday announcement in Sacramento, however, shows that the program can still work for energy efficiency upgrades at commercial properties.
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The project, which was four years in the making, was officially completed earlier this month -- slashing carbon emissions by 47,583 metric tons.
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Friday is the first day of summer, and summer is when Californians tend to use the most energy to keep those air conditioners chugging along. With that in mind, the California Energy Commission is offering a few handy tips for those of us looking to trim down our electricity use so that there's more to go around. And they include stocking up on refrigerated goodies.
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Summer sunshine can raise the roof's temperature by a startling amount, and that heats the interior of the building, leading to more energy use for climate control. There are solutions.
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LEDs' light output tends to "droop" when high amounts of electrical current are run through them, though, which is an obstacle to their wider use. A recent study has uncovered the reason, raising hopes of circumventing the problem.
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If you're going to put strings of lights on your tree, and elsewhere in your house, the new generation of LED decorative lights is a much more energy efficient way of adding holiday sparkle to your surroundings. And they're safer to boot.
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One of the most energy-intensive things we encounter in a typical day is the common aluminum can.
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Want to reduce your energy use, but can't afford the upgrades? A bill just introduced in the State Senate may offer you a solution.
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The United States is starting to curb its appetite for electricity.
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Businesses can save money by doing the right thing for the climate, according to a new report.
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A study by a renowned alternative energy thinktank holds that California could replace San Onofre by conserving energy and increasing rooftop solar.
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California K-12 schools have a chance to beef up their energy efficiency with help from the state.
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Of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, only Massachusetts does a better job of conserving energy than California.
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We can have lower power bills and dark skies without fancy new technology.
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Some kinds of energy conservation are far cheaper per watt than new renewables.
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Three small California cities make a big contribution to energy conservation.
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News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
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- Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI)
- Watts and Watt-Hours, Kilo and Mega
- 'Enough To Power X Thousand Homes'
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- Conservation and 'Negawatts'
- Grid Storage
- PACE Loans, Feed In Tariffs and Net Metering
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