Imagine an electricity meter that can pinpoint power outages, automatically turn household appliances off when wholesale electricity gets too expensive and – with enough of them in use – possibly reduce the need for new power plants. All rank among the potential benefits of so-called smart meters, which are fast becoming the darling of the utility industry as state and federal regulators push power providers to cut energyย costs.
Campaigners say itโs โdeeply concerningโ that a major British bank and former COP sponsor is supporting UK coal.
Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land and air.
The oil major has provided a significant chunk of the foundationโs income.
Boosting energy production is one of the top โpublic policy benefits to Canadaโ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
