Only 20 watts needed to power the human brain by Globe and Mail - “The human brain runs on only about 20 watts of power, equal to the dim light behind the pickle jar in your refrigerator,” …

This lamp from Nexxus Lighting uses less than 8 watts and is said to be as bright as a 75-watt incandescent bulb. Price: $100. LED bulbs and fixtures dominated nearly every booth on the …

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Algeria and Qatar are the latest countries to join the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – the worldÂ’s leading organization that prepares and …

For instance, a 65-inch flat-screen TV can consume between 135 watts and 433 watts, depending of the options and brands. Similarly, a 52-inch LCD model can use between 115 watts to 329 …

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE - The United States maintains a hardline policy opposing countries' use of civilian nuclear reactors to produce material for weapons, including Iran and …

SALINA, KANSAS - Selling light bulbs sounded like a bright idea to Bill Stoneback when he first started 35 years ago. "It seemed like a great business to be in because everybody needs a …

The German protesters that once demanded the site’s closure have decamped, and the last watts were produced three years ago. But disagreements over how the plant from 1977 should be …

Last year TVA estimated the value of two of its nuclear plants at well above their insured limit -- Watts Bar at $6 billion and Browns Ferry at $2.8 billion. TVA Director Bill Baxter said the …

In the category of total solar watts per customer, utilities added an average of 33 watts per customer, or the equivalent of one residential-sized system for every 90 customers. However, …

TVA's Watts Bar Unit 1 near Spring City, Tenn., was the last nuclear power generator completed by a U.S. utility. It cost nearly $7 billion in 1996. TVA's two other plants, the twin-reactor …