PUC explores deregulation of state's electricity market

The move would allow retail users to shop around for best prices, but some link that policy to the 2000-01 energy crisis. With memories of California's millennial energy meltdown fading, a top utility regulator and some businesses are maneuvering to resurrect a key element of the state's infamous electricity deregulation law.

Pennsylvania law tries to cut electricity usage

Pennsylvania has begun a major effort to cut electricity use, requiring the state's 11 utilities to not only stop power usage from rising, but to cut it starting in 2011.

Energy groups to cut electricity and gas bills

Millions of consumers and businesses are set to receive price cuts of at least 10 per cent in their gas and electricity bills early in the new year, although some may have to wait longer.

Gore: Carbon-free electricity in 10 years doable

Former Vice President Al Gore called Thursday for a "man on the moon" effort to switch all of the nation's electricity production to wind, solar and other carbon-free sources within 10 years, a goal that he said would solve global warming as well as economic and natural security crises caused by dependence on fossil fuels.

Sidelined CERN collider gets a new, formal sendoff

The world's largest scientific machine may have malfunctioned soon after its spectacular start and still be out of action. But that didn't stop dignitaries, donors and diplomats from inaugurating the broken atom smasher Tuesday with pomp and pageantry.

Talking about our generation

Households keen to cut their energy bills and save the planet are taking matters into their own hands and finding innovative ways to generate their own electricity.