The more than $4 billion allocated in the stimulus package for the smart grid will deliver a massive boost for information technology companies and utilities that want to add intelligence to the power grid. But the funds need to be spent in an effective way in […] Read more »
Two minutes and eighteen seconds. That’s how long it took me to set up the $99 Pogoplug hardware and activate it online. In just over two minutes I was able to open a web page and browse the contents of my 320GB external USB drive, which […] Read more »
Going Gets Tougher for Newbies: Despite the long-term promise of clean energy, a new report from Clean Edge forecasts revenues will “remain level or decrease slightly” until global credit markets are restored and investor confidence returns, with the hardest hits being dealt to new technologies and […] Read more »
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Newark, N.J.’s Public Service Electric and Gas announced today that it wants to put solar panels pretty much everywhere — on utility poles and streetlights, on the roofs of schools and municipal buildings, on public housing, as well as in some ground-mounted systems — all part […] Read more »
The Edison Electric Institute, which represents about 70 percent of U.S. electricity producers, revealed a new industry wish list for climate change legislation this morning. The group voted last week to support national mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below current levels by […] Read more »
Solar service provider SunEdison and real estate company Developers Diversified Realty Corp launched a solar rooftop program yesterday that could yield up to 259 megawatts of solar generating capacity at U.S. shopping malls. Under an agreement announced yesterday, SunEdison will rent space to deploy photovoltaic systems […] Read more »
North Carolina regulators gave a green light for Duke Energy‘s Carolinas subsidiary to install 10 megawatts of photovoltaic systems at hundreds of commercial and industrial buildings, homes, and schools last week. But the energy company’s plan to recover costs for the $50 million project through rate […] Read more »
Duke Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy, two major utilities in the Southeast, have partnered to test a fleet of smart-charging plug-in electric Priuses in what they say will be the country’s first interstate electric car-charging scheme involving multiple utilities. Read more »
UPDATED: Duke Energy has decided to cut in half its $100 million distributed solar rooftop program after the utility was criticized during the permitting process by the Vote Solar Initiative and Wal-Mart, among others, the state Utility Commission over cost recovery and monopolistic practices. The new […] Read more »
RGGI Auctions, But Will it Work?: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative started selling carbon credits in the Northeast today but don’t get too excited because it’ll probably start off slow, undermining the whole point of scheme which, in case you forgot, is to encourage utilities to […] Read more »
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Duke Energy is calling for solar companies to bid on its planned $100 million distributed rooftop solar project in North Carolina. The power company says interested parties can check out this section of its web site and click on “North Carolina Solar Distributed Generation Program” to […] Read more »
The formerly dry subject of transmission infrastructure is becoming a hot topic as proposals for sprawling wind and solar farms require new lines to be built out in the middle of nowhere. While there’s been a boom in renewable energy projects, the infrastructure to bring new […] Read more »
There’s a lot of hubbub over how much of the Olympics will be online this year. Despite the fact that NBC is delaying the webcasting of popular events until after they air on the Pacific Coast, there’s still so much video that we thought we’d help […] Read more »
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First we had Texas utility Oncor sign a $690 million deal for smart meters and now North Carolina-based Duke Energy has announced ambitious plans to build a statewide smart grid network. Starting in Indiana, the proposal would include more than 800,000 new digital “smart meters” — […] Read more »
A deal between solar producer SunEdison and power company Duke Energy could produce the largest solar photovoltaic farm in the United States. Built and operated by SunEdison, the farm will be located in Davidson County, N.C., and, at 21.5 megawatts, is likely to be the largest […] Read more »
The debate between massive solar thermal plants and distributed roof top solar projects continues to get more interesting every day. Duke Energy’s CEO Jim Rogers says the utility will build and operate solar power, and plans to invest $100 million in solar rooftops, both commercial and […] Read more »
Some of us have a real addiction to buying domain names. I own about 30 myself, and I have friends with many more. If you’re in that boat, it’s worth knowing about a couple of tools that help you find open domain names quickly. Instant Domain […] Read more »
Like many of my fellow Web Workers, I look to Twitter as a means to communicate and stay connected with others. Recently though, I have also started looking at ways it can help me with my productivity. That search led me to the Twitter Timer, a […] Read more »
The New York Times reports that Microsoft is going to raise its bid for Yahoo by a few dollars. They quote an unnamed source, but seem to be pretty confident that Microsoft is upping the ante a bit. Microsoft, which had threatened to abandon its bid, […] Read more »
Skype, the Internet telephony darling, has announced a very inexpensive unlimited plan today. For $9.95 a month, callers from the U.S. will be able to dial landlines in 34 countries including most of Europe, Canada, and Asian countries. The only caveat – these calls must be […] Read more »
Fujitsu’s P8010 notebook caught the eye of jkOTR reader Nomo and I can see why. This lappy offers an LED backlit 12.1-inch WXGA display, integrated optical drive, four three USB ports, SD card reader and PC Card slot, yet weighs 2.9-pounds. It’s powered by a low-voltage […] Read more »
Tabbed browsing is one of those functions that has definitely impacted my productivity for the better. It’s not uncommon for me to have six to ten tabs open at a given time and I spend most of my day in a browser. I’ve lost track of […] Read more »
Since picking up a Kindle when they first went on sale I have tried so hard to use it for my only ebook reading solution. I love ebooks and have read them almost exclusively for years so I have been so wanting to make the Kindle […] Read more »
YouTube: Big Trouble in China? Reports indicate the video-sharing service is being blocked on the mainland just as YouTube launches in Taiwan. (Blocking: Dan Wei; Taiwan Launch: Mashable) John Furrier Leaves PodTech; founder no longer an employee but will still serve on the board. (John Furrier […] Read more »
Back in March I sold my G5 tower in favor of the mobile life and have been using a 17″ MacBook Pro since then. There are a plethora of bags/totes/backpacks/etc for traveling with your laptop so there was a pretty big sea of things to chose […] Read more »
As we had reported earlier, Earthlink (ENLK) announced a major restructuring. They will hold a conference call tomorrow morning. According to their news release, they are going to shut down many satellite offices and about 900 people will lose their jobs. As a result of the […] Read more »
My Apple TV is looking for more work to do. Yes, it’s happy to be playing songs and the occasional show from my iTunes library, and surfing YouTube, but I get the sense it’s bored. Meanwhile, next to it, my Nintendo Wii is running interactive video […] Read more »
We’ve recently discussed Google’s planned acquisition of advertising company, Adscape, and now it appears that the deal is final. In a post on the official Google blog, Bernie Stolar, Adscape’s ex-chairman, announced the move over to the Internet giant. Another day in the business, right? For […] Read more »
John Edwards is running for president, or so he says on You Tube Read more »
Hot on the heels of a huge Sony battery recall, HP and Sony issued a joint statement indicating there’s no issue with Sony batteries in HP laptops. Here’s an excerpt: "HP and Sony have studied and agreed that there are currently no safety issues with regard […] Read more »
MCI’s SkyTel has started offering wifi service in Lexington, Kentucky. $24.99 a month at home, and $69.99 for small business. Average speed, is around 3 mbps, but a higher speed option is available for $575 a month (including T-1 back-up!) SkyTel was the pager network operator […] Read more »
Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal recently reviewed the great note-taking app, EverNote. EverNote is an innovative note-taking and organization program that makes use of a time-band for locating any nugget of information you might need to find. If you’re lucky enough to live in […] Read more »
FCC’s decision to extend monopolistic control over the last mile has The Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union all riled up. They are worried that lack of competition will only increase prices, limit choices, and result in slower innovation. “The FCC today took our country […] Read more »
Often I come across posts, and dim witted articles which just simply don’t make sense, or don’t look at the heart of the matter. But skimming through Barron’s today, I came upon the final, and perhaps the most prophetic summation of this creature called WiMAX. “The […] Read more »
MCI is prepping itself up for sale? That’s the word fromThe New York Times which reports that “MCI has hired three investment banks, Lazard, Greenhill & Company and J. P. Morgan Chase, as well as the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, to help advise it […] Read more »
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