While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving one person dead. ...more

October 31, 2009

A federal stimulus grant of $200 million announced this week will help charge a smart grid for Progress Energy Florida customers. ...more

October 31, 2009

When will power be restored at your home? Progress Energy is updating storm restoration efforts on Twitter. ...more

May 31, 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

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

A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast on Monday, ...more

March 2, 2009

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has called up all of his Army National Guard troop and some Air National Guard units to get the state back on its feet following a crippling ice storm. ...more

January 31, 2009

Not only has it been frigid outside, but many Pasco residents and businesses were feeling a chill inside Thursday morning as power outages had people reaching for extra blankets. ...more

January 23, 2009

Not only is it frigid outside, many Pasco residents and businesses are feeling a chill inside this morning as power outages surely had people reaching for extra blankets. ...more

January 22, 2009

Shrimpers and oystermen lost their boats to the muck. Tourist destinations on the coast that should be bustling at the start of convention season are flattened. Lingering power outages are keeping offices empty and restaurants closed from Texas through the Midwest. ...more

September 20, 2008