He founded the Kamol Sukosol Co. in 1939 to sell General Electric radio sets (a dozen in the first transaction) and electric appliances.
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Interestingly, the movement includes many who still believe that the lower frequency radiation from power lines and electric appliances and motors also poses a cancer threat, in spite of the fact that 30 years of research has shown no effects.
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Given that same 20% savings, half of respondents said they would let the electric company control appliances given the assurance that they could override the decision.
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Stack that up against the meager payoff from clipping coupons or cutting your electric bill by unplugging appliances.
Spectacular advances in the production of consumer durables, electric power, new appliances, suburban housing, and city skyscrapers highlighted the decade.
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Heymann began his career in his native city of Frankfurt, as an export advertising and promotion manager for Max Braun AG, a manufacturer of audio equipment, household appliances and electric shavers.
Consumer appliances such as electric shavers and coffee makers did better, with sales up 9 percent.
It emerged that General Electric is thinking about selling its appliances division, which has been supplying homes with refrigerators, air conditioners and the like for decades.
It rates U.S. hotels from bronze to platinum based on their environmental practices: linen and towel reuse, recycling, composting, energy efficient appliances, solar panels, electric car charging stations, green roofing and more.
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The company's decision followed Panasonic's move to streamline its unprofitable operations and focus more on competitive businesses such as selling home appliances, as well as rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid cars.
The energy consumption data also could help home and business owners take stock of their energy use and take actions to save money, such as putting in more energy efficient light bulbs and appliances or running washers and dryers only when electric rates are low.
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If you remember, the Electric Imp is part of this whole Internet of Things trend and has the potential to transform common appliances into interconnected devices.
Your home, your car, your appliances can all be powered through the advanced battery that will sit inside your plug-in electric vehicle.
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For example, General Electric has developed the a home energy management platform that uses a ZigBee network protocols to establish communication channels between household appliances.
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