Fred Nagele of Port Richey says we can improve our energy future with solar power at businesses and homes. ...more

June 17, 2009

Near the middle of a dusty construction site here stands a patch of land, about the size of two football fields, notable because it is empty. ...more

March 22, 2009

Imagine being able to track your electric bill during the month with the touch of a button, adjusting your usage if the bill is getting too high. You would have more control over your energy costs, and the surprise of your monthly electric bill would be gone. ...more

March 22, 2009

Thirty-one states have one. Florida may be the next state to adopt a standard for generating electricity from renewable resources. ...more

March 22, 2009

Imagine being able to track your electric bill during the month with the touch of a button, adjusting your usage if the bill is getting too high. It would give you more control over your energy costs and take the surprise out of your monthly electric bill. That's one of several energy-saving technologies that will be placed in up to 5,000 homes and businesses in west St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach in a grand experiment with what has been dubbed "smart grid" technology. ...more

March 19, 2009

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson says the agency is moving toward regulating the gases blamed for global warming. ...more

February 17, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. According to a staff recommendation from the Florida Public Service Commission, the state should adopt a "clean" standard for generating electricity, not just a "renewable" standard. ...more

January 8, 2009

If 2008 was a horrible year for business, surely some chief executive officers would be singled out for wrecking the economy, putting profits before people and seeking a government handout while fighting government regulations. ...more

January 1, 2009

If 2008 was a horrible year for business, surely some chief executive officers would be singled out for wrecking the economy, putting profits before people and seeking a government handout while fighting government regulations. ...more

December 31, 2008

About 1.7 million customers served by a group of rural electric cooperatives face the specter of higher electricity bills because the fee to transport coal by rail will be doubled by CSX Transportation in 2009. ...more

December 24, 2008