Read more electricity stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4382/electricity.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:18:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73233/buffetts-railroad-buy-is-a-smart-bet-on-coal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBerkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of railroad operator Burlington North Santa Fe is really a "huge bet" by Warren Buffett on the coal industry, writes Steve Gelsi . Burlington hauls more coal than anything else, and the material accounted for a quarter of its third-quarter revenue. Buffett already is heavily invested in coal—...http://www.newser.com/story/73233/buffetts-railroad-buy-is-a-smart-bet-on-coal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 17:56:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72661/obama-tags-34b-for-smart-energy-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will roll out a plan to use $3.4 billion in stimulus funds to modernize the nation’s electrical grid today. The “smart grid” spending will go to private contractors, utilities, and municipal governments in grants of between $400,000 and $2 million. The administration expects $4.7 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/72661/obama-tags-34b-for-smart-energy-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 10:04:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69036/new-google-mirrors-may-cut-solar-power-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle is working on new mirrors to make solar thermal power significantly cheaper, Reuters reports. If it works, the technology could reduce the cost of building a plant to draw power from the sun by 25% or more. “We've been looking at very unusual materials for the mirrors both for...http://www.newser.com/story/69036/new-google-mirrors-may-cut-solar-power-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 10:23:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67774/next-clunkers-you-can-cash-in-on-appliances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you missed out on cashing in on that clunker in your driveway, your next chance may be no farther than the kitchen, USA Today reports. Stimulus funds that will give consumers rebates as high as $200 for replacing old, inefficient appliances with newer models are due to start flowing...http://www.newser.com/story/67774/next-clunkers-you-can-cash-in-on-appliances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 20:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66687/recession-pulls-plug-on-electricity-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElectricity prices across America have nosedived amid an almost unprecedented fall in demand, the Wall Street Journal reports. Market prices are down up to 40% from the historic highs of last year, and are on course to keep plummeting. The lower prices aren't always seen by consumers immediately because of...http://www.newser.com/story/66687/recession-pulls-plug-on-electricity-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 3:21:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59361/korea-roadway-recharges-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Korean scientists are working on road technology that allows electric vehicles to continually recharge while driving, Reuters reports. Inductive charging, used with watertight electric toothbrushes, requires no contact between power source and appliance. For vehicles, electric strips would be embedded in the road at intervals, and a magnetic field...http://www.newser.com/story/59361/korea-roadway-recharges-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 14:31:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55583/foreign-cyberspies-threaten-electrical-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may sound like a B-grade espionage thriller, but foreign cyberspies have infiltrated the US electrical grid and stand ready to wreak havoc at the right moment, the Wall Street Journal reports. The foreign hackers—from China, Russia, and elsewhere—have left behind software programs that could theoretically allow them...http://www.newser.com/story/55583/foreign-cyberspies-threaten-electrical-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 20:15:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54653/clean-coal-myth-proves-industry-is-declining.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClean coal is a myth, and the companies selling it “have their heads stuck in the mine,” Thomas Kostigen writes on MarketWatch. Although Americans generate close to 50% of their energy from coal, the technology is so yesterday—and the industry is not poised to move forward. It “should be...http://www.newser.com/story/54653/clean-coal-myth-proves-industry-is-declining.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 16:35:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54463/tiny-new-fibers-draw-power-from-wind-flowing-blood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have developed electricity-generating fibers that can be embedded in clothing and other materials and draw power from the smallest of movements, LiveScience reports. The zinc oxide nanowires are as small as 1/5,000th the width of a human hair and produce energy when they vibrate, even from blood flowing...http://www.newser.com/story/54463/tiny-new-fibers-draw-power-from-wind-flowing-blood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 11:50:26 CDT