At the height of the storm, about 100, 000 Kansas City Power and Light customers were without power, the company said.
Hollis said Kenna later held executive positions for several major companies, including Avco Corporation, Mississippi Power and Light, Fuqua Industries, Robert B.
Three "mini-monster cams" were built by Jonathan Trent, his colleagues at NASA Ames Research Center in California and Deep Sea Power and Light Inc. in San Diego.
Ron Morano, a spokesman for Jersey Central Power and Light, where essentially all of its 1.1 million customers lost power, said the company was looking at ideas that include putting some sub stations underground and more aggressive tree-trimming.
As we drove, dozens of people rode around on bicycles dangling fuel cans from one hand, aimlessly searching for ways to power cars and light homes.
The governor there dispatched the National Guard to assist rescue efforts, and Connecticut Light and Power had begun dispatching crews to repair the electrical grid now that winds had subsided.
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The national power company Luz y Fuerza (Light and Power) has reported a huge surge started at the unheard-of time of 6am, when the match kicked off.
Up top are a power switch and a light that flashes green for a moment when the reader is powered on.
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Having enough power for heat and light have become serious concerns in the Tokyo area in the midst of the emergency unfolding at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to the north.
Yet when one considers the need for affordable energy to power our homes and light our factories, only one plan stands a greater chance of success of securing our energy future.
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More than one third of all business downtime results from power quality problems, according to Electric Light and Power magazine.
Somebody is going to build wind towers and wind turbines and create the power that's going to light our homes and heat our homes and cool our homes for decades to come.
Exact brightness increases and power consumption decreases are completely dependent on content and ambient light factors, along with manufacturer decisions, and therefore cannot be generalized.
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India is faced with a crippling shortage of power to run its factories and light its homes.
Major energy costs for hotels include heating, light and power (HLP).
With light and power sorted, the next challenge would be protecting green houses from cosmic radiation, micro-meteorites and other dangers presented by the absence of an atmosphere.
According to Connecticut Light and Power, as of 9:30 am this morning 55% of Westport customers were still without power, which is at least some significant progress.
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Eventually, says Mr Burt, the ability of dye-based cells to produce useful quantities of power even in dim and diffuse light could see them used outside, perhaps on rooftops in cloudier parts of the world a market at present dominated by traditional, silicon-based cells, even though they are not well-suited to the purpose.
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We saw a number of Electric Imp demos and appliance ideas at the booth including a simple hand-held "detonator" toggle switch with LED, seven-segment counter, water level sensor, servo-controlled gauge, RGB light, power socket, Christmas light, power monitor, toy washing machine, 16x16 LED display and receipt printer (the latter two being combined to show the avatars and tweets of anyone mentioning the Electric Imp) -- all Internet aware.
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Their solar panel system is integrated with the lights via the room controller, drawing power from man-made and natural light.
Meanwhile, the new government says it will sign long-term contracts with Norway's power-intensive light-metals and timber industries to help keep them in world business.
The Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight offers a choice of twenty levels of FrontLighting by sliding the regulator on the touch screen and adjusting the light power according to the environment.
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Current solar power largely ignores near-infrared light and wastes about 40 percent of the potential energy it could harness.
The 50-watt pad was able to power a fan, LED light, and a couple of charging smartphones without issue.
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The result is that too many poor countries have failed to deliver adequate power to their industries, or heat and light to their citizens.
The camcorder's mini video processor includes software by Looxcie that optimizes power use, 1automatically corrects for light and color, and formats video for mobile devices.
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The new Lenovo IdeaPad S Series laptops give everyday consumers exactly what they need by matching small size and light weight with the power needed for everything from Web browsing to productivity tasks, all in an affordable package.
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Customers can minimize power surges by turning off appliances, lights and other equipment, except for one task light to determine when power has been restored.
This week, the Internet puts its power on display, of both the light and dark variety.
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Agents seized calculators, pens, telephone jacks, light bulbs, and electric power strips that had been equipped with bugs.
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