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Bucket Truck Used to Rescue Seagull Entangled in Utility Wires (WATCH)

Animal rescuers in Connecticut received word that a seagull was tangled in wires at the top of a power line. The Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter...

Hero Trucker Ignores Own Safety to Save Utility Worker Stuck in a Bucket With Fire Blazing Below

A trucker was at the right place at the right time to become a hero when he rescued a utility worker who was trapped...

Florida Man Pays Off Utility Bills for Dozens of Struggling Families for the Second Year in a Row

In yet another bid to rebrand himself in a more positive light, this week Florida Man made the news as a good Samaritan once...

She Resolved Not to Adopt Another Homeless Cat And Then An ‘Angel’ Showed Up in Her Utility Sink

I stood at the sink washing out my paint brush. The self-critic in my head was giving me a stern lecture about taking in...

Man Who Once Spent Winter Without Heating Pays ‘Past Due’ Utility Bills for 36 Families at Risk of Losing Power

Inspired by his own financial struggles of the past, Michael Esmond paid off more than $4,600 in utility bills for families about to lose power.

Someone Left a Note Written From the Perspective of a Retiring Utility Pole—and It’s Weirdly Heartwarming

This utility pole is set to be retired by the end of the month—so an person took it upon themselves to write the pole's goodbye letter to the community.

County in Texas is Helping Veterans Pay Their Utility Bills

Hidalgo County, Texas is stepping up to support their lower-income veterans in a big way.

Utility Mails $150 Food Cards to 3000 Who Lost Power on Thanksgiving

Thousands of people who were without electricity for a week or more, will get a chance to do-over Thanksgiving. An electric utility in Washington state...

Electric Utility Emissions 70% Cleaner Than in 1990

Yearly measurements from the 100 largest power producers in the U.S. show that emissions from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are 70 percent lower...

Half of German Renewable Energy Owned By Citizens, Not Utility Companies

In Germany, where 20% of electricity comes from renewable sources, 51% of all wind and solar energy is owned by individual citizens or farms,...
photo credit: Petra Solar

200,000 Solar Panels Mounted on Utility Poles in New Jersey

AT&T announced Wednesday an agreement that will provide the communication network for 200,000 solar panels being installed on utility poles throughout New Jersey for...
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Utility Company Gives $1 Million in Assistance to Low-income Ohio Families

As many low-income families continue to struggle with rising costs of everyday living expenses, a power company in Ohio launched a $1 million utility...

World’s First High-Speed All-Electric Sport Utility Truck

Earth-friendly, fuel-efficient vehicles that produce no emissions may seem like a dream of the future. But several companies are already well on their way...

Calif. Utility Vows to Increase Solar Use Fivefold

Good news in the advancement of renewable energy from Pacific Gas and Electric. Already PG&E has 12,000 customers using solar panels to produce enough...
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Utility Plans Its Own Curb on CO2

New Orleans based Entergy Corp., the nation’s third largest utility in terms of electricity produced, is stepping out ahead of the Bush Administration on...

U.S. Unveils First-Ever Regulations to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Despite a huge amount of political opposition from the chemical industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its first regulations aimed at limiting...

Liverpool is Building the World’s Largest Tidal Power Plant to Power a Million Homes

The River Mersey and the Bay of Liverpool are the largest assets this famous English city possesses, and attempting to beat the British government...

Shape-Shifting Fiber Produces Fabrics That Shrink or Expand in Real-Time and Fit into Existing Manufacturing

Imagine if the same forces that shrink your wool sweater when you forget what water temp to wash it at could be used at...

Largest US Solar Storage Project Goes Online – Enough for a Quarter Million Homes

The nation's largest solar energy and storage project came online in California last week, offering 875 megawatt-hours of solar capacity, and 3 gigawatt-hours of...

Small ‘Magic Balls’ for Grid Power Lines Can Increase Capacity by 30%–Coming to the US

A Norwegian company named after a mythical Norse god is helping power lines transmit as smoothly and evenly as possible with the help of...