Power companies are starting to steal from the mobile phone playbook, offering free nights and weekends or pre-paid plans. This can save you money, or it can blow you away with higher bills.
The inventor has been cast as Thomas Edison's more magical nemesis and contemporary — and he's currently being celebrated at the New York Hall of Science.
A heat wave covering the Midwest and Northeast is expected to peak today — and with it, demand for electricity to power air conditioning. People may be asked to conserve, but power grids expect they'll meet demand.
The U.S. power grid needs upgrading to manage all the stresses on it. The Army is testing a much smaller grid that cut fuel use in half, saving soldiers' lives.
Power costs in Jamaica are among the highest in the Caribbean. Many poor people have devised ways to get their supply free and illegally. Now the utility company is cracking down on this theft.
