TEHRAN AFP — Iranians on Saturday were told to cut their electricity consumption by 10 percent or face daily power cuts because of a severe drought and low production at hydroelectric power plants. Residents of the capital Tehran could face up to four hours of blackouts each day, officials...
WASHINGTON AP -- A power outage brought much of the nation's capital to a standstill for more than two hours Friday as the White House went to a backup generator, stranded commuters escaped the snarled Metro by trudging up stalled escalators and federal workers milled outside darkened buildings. ...
MIAMI AFP — Power officials continued their efforts Wednesday to revive two crippled nuclear reactors in southern Florida, one day after a massive blackout darkened millions of homes across the state. "The reactors still are not running," said Karen Visepo, spokeswoman for Florida Power and Light, the company responsible...
MIAMI, AFP — Relieved Floridians late Tuesday relished the simple pleasure of turning on their televisions and living room lamps, with power restored hours after a massive blackout had darkened millions of homes across the state. The monster power outage had left millions of people in southern Florida bereft...
Byline: Simon Dumenco TIME AGAIN TO TEST YOUR NEEDLESS KNOWLEDGE OF BRITNEY, FOX BUSINESS, OLD SPICE GIRLS AND MORE It's somehow almost the end of the year, and so it's time again for the quarterly Media Guy Media Studies Pop Quiz. Stop...
COLOMBO AFP — Sri Lanka fears missing out on hero Muttiah Muralitharan's feat of becoming the greatest ever wicket taker in Test cricket because of an ongoing dispute over media access. Master spinner Muralitharan needs just seven wickets to overtake retired Australian and fellow spinner Shane Warne's world record...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Britney Spears has brought forward the release date of her long-awaited comeback album by two weeks after a string of illegal leaks hit the Internet, her record company said Wednesday. Jive Records said in a statement that Spears' album -- "Blackout" -- would now go...
According to Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, the electricity suppliers' surveillance system has proven its worth over the summer. The system, established by the European Commission, works with the support of the European transmission system operators ETSO, the Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity UCTE,...
A new standby power generating facility is being proposed by Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. CPV to help secure a reliable energy future for the region and provide reliable, environmentally friendly electricity during high demand times for the entire Coachella Valley. The Sentinel Power Project, which would be built on 37...
GAZA CITY AFP — Gaza's only power plant went back online on Wednesday after the European Union resumed paying for fuel supplies, ending days of blackouts after moves to ensure Hamas would not benefit from the aid. "We received three trucks of fuel -- enough for one day," Rafiq...
GAZA CITY AFP — The European Union said it will resume financing fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip's sole power plant on Wednesday, after five days of blackouts in the impoverished Palestinian territory. The EU suspended its funding for the plant -- which provides about 25 percent of electricity...
Put Beckham right up front I WAS HOPING to open the paper on Thursday and read about the incredible goal David Beckham scored against D.C. United. I found myself disappointed that your publication chose to focus on negative sports coverage. The Sports cover headline was the...
Fearing a repeat of extreme summer weather conditions, Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs proposed a specialised electricity network monitoring cell within the European Commission. The proposal was made at the Electricity Cross-Border Committee on 10 July. The committee, which brings together EU energy ministries and regulators, had...
SYDNEY AFP — Organisers behind a campaign that saw Sydney impose a one-hour blackout to focus attention to global warming hailed it as a success for taking the equivalent of nearly 50,000 cars off the road. Energy Australia said the event -- which saw the lights switched off on...
SYDNEY AFP — Australia's largest city will be plunged into darkness for an hour on Saturday in an attempt at a world first blackout to raise awareness of global warming, organisers say. A successful switch-off could then be copied by major cities around the world in a drive to...
New York City could be heading towards a repeat of last year's summer power blackouts or worse, according to energy asset managers, ConsumerPowerline CPLN. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC is expected to vote today Wednesday on a proposal by the New York Independent System Operator's NYISO to reduce...
To: ENERGY EDITORSContact: Lewis Goldberg, +1-212-896-1216, lgoldberg@kcsa.com, or Danielle DeVoren, +1-212-896-1225, ddevoren@kcsa.com, both of KCSA Worldwide, for ConsumerPowerline NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The energy firm ConsumerPowerline CPLN says New York may well face a significantly increased risk for a major blackout during the summer of 2007. The increased...
Jan 02, 2007 (Australasian Science - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian company, Saab Systems, has developed a switching device that will avoid power blackouts. The Direct Load Control System DLCS allows electricity network managers to briefly turn off air conditioners, hot water systems and swimming...
PARIS AFP — Blackouts across Europe demonstrated the fragility of the continent's neglected power and transport networks, with spikes in heating demand during a cold snap plunging 10 million homes into darkness. The outage "showed clearly that there are weaknesses and shortcomings", French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on...
On top of Middle East and Iraq, we've got gas prices, blackouts and scorchers. And here come the hurricanes. Bush - Hard to get people to follow when you've lost your moral authority. Start the turnaround by closing Gitmo. Blair - ...
