Updated: 2013-01-31 08:47:51
Skip to main content Energy.gov Search form Search Energy.gov Public Services Tax Credits , Rebates Savings Homes Vehicles Building Design Manufacturing National Security Safety Energy Economy Funding Opportunities State Local Government Science Innovation Science Technology Science Education Innovation Energy Sources Energy Usage Energy Efficiency Mission News Blog Maps Data About Us For Staff Contractors Offices All Offices Program Offices Staff Offices Labs Technology Centers Field Sites Power Marketing Administration Other Agencies You are here Home BRRR 5 Ways to Maximize Your Fireplace and Chimney Efficiency BRRR 5 Ways to Maximize Your Fireplace and Chimney Efficiency January 30, 2013 5:13pm Addthis A warm fireplace can save you energy and money with proper maintenance . Photo
Updated: 2013-01-29 16:00:00
In late 2011, citizens of Boulder, CO voted to boot their incumbent electric utility, Xcel Energy, and form a municipal electric utility. It was the culmination of a multi-year battle to get more clean, local energy from their corporate electric overlord. In the end, city leaders and citizens agreed that the only credible option for significantly
Updated: 2013-01-18 21:52:00
Skip to main content Energy.gov Search form Search Energy.gov Public Services Tax Credits , Rebates Savings Homes Vehicles Building Design Manufacturing National Security Safety Energy Economy Funding Opportunities State Local Government Science Innovation Science Technology Science Education Innovation Energy Sources Energy Usage Energy Efficiency Mission News Blog Maps Data About Us For Staff Contractors Offices All Offices Program Offices Staff Offices Labs Technology Centers Field Sites Power Marketing Administration Other Agencies You are here Home Consumer Electronics Show 2013 Highlights Sustainable Energy Technology Consumer Electronics Show 2013 Highlights Sustainable Energy Technology January 18, 2013 4:52pm Addthis Excited attendees flood into the Central Hall exhibits to see
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Developers and financiers will invest $1.9 trillion building clean-energy power plants worldwide from 2012 through 2018 as demand for electricity increases, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Updated: 2013-01-16 19:17:50
BENEFITS AND COSTS
The amendments will reduce the capital and annual costs of the original 2010 rules by
$287 million and $139 million, respectively. EPA estimates that, with the amendments
incorporated, the capital cost of the rules is $840 million and the annual cost is $490
million.
The updated estimated reductions each year starting in 2013 are:
o 2,800 tons per year (tpy) of HAP,
o 36,000 tpy of carbon monoxide,
o 2,800 tpy of particulate matter,
o 9,600 tpy of nitrogen oxides, and
o 36,000 tpy of volatile organic compounds.
EPA estimates the monetized co-benefits of the updated standards to be $830 million to
$2.1 billion. EPA did not monetize the benefits associated with reducing exposure to air
toxics or other air pollutants, ecosystem effects, or visibility impairment.
Updated: 2013-01-15 14:38:15
Some of the new numbers for 2012 are out and they add emphatically to Germany’s clean energy resume. In fact, they’re a critical affirmation of the doability of the Energiewende, which came under unprecedented attack last year — not least from the ranks of Germany’s own officialdom. An incredible blow to Energiewende nay-sayers – Germany’s export o
Updated: 2013-01-03 13:00:00
David Herron of Torque News stated in his article “60 kWh Tesla Model S rated at 208 mile electric driving range by EPA: “The 85 kilowatt-hour Model S, $77,400 for 265 miles range, or $292/mile of range. The 60 kilowatt-hour Model S, $67,400 for 208 miles range, is $324/mile of range. The other electric cars cost a lot more per mile of driving ran
