Error message

Notice: Undefined index: und in include() (line 207 of sites/all/themes/Porto_sub/node--feed-item.tpl.php).

Dishwashers are among the least-used appliances in American homes

(Mon, 19 Jun 2017) Compared with other major home appliances such as clothes washers, dryers, and cooking equipment, dishwashers are both less pervasive and less likely to be used when available. Of the 80 million households that have a dishwasher, 16 million (almost 20%) did not use their dishwasher in 2015, based on data from EIA’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS).

Competition between coal and natural gas affects power markets

(Fri, 16 Jun 2017) In 2016, natural gas provided 34% of total electricity generation, surpassing coal to become the leading generation source. Natural gas first exceeded coal as the most common electricity fuel on a monthly basis in April 2015 and on an annual basis in 2016. The increase in natural gas generation since 2005 is primarily a result of the continued cost competitiveness of natural gas relative to coal.

Pages