energy

I am pretty sure I have sung the praises of "Inside Renewable Energy" before, but if you haven't listened, take a listen to the review of 2006 episode from last week. I like listening to I.R.E. because it highlights so many amazing renewable energy projects that are taking place around the world. it is also well produced, and the right length (12 to 27 minutes).

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A followup to my post last night about the effect of "watching the meter" on power consumption. Today's NYT ran a front page story on a project in Chicago to give rate payers hourly electricity cost information. According to the article, those in the program are using less energy at peak times reducing overall peak energy demand and decreasing their electricity bill.

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