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  2. History of manufactured fuel gases - Wikipedia

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    The threat from electrical light in the later 1870s and 1880s drove this trend strongly. The gas industry did not cede the gas lighting market to electricity immediately, as the invention of the Welsbach mantle, a refractory mesh bag heated to incandescence by a mostly non-luminous flame within, dramatically increased the efficiency of gas ...

  3. Gibson Appliance - Wikipedia

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    The company claims to have innovated the refrigerator light, the upright freezer, and the "Air Sweep" mechanism for distributing conditioned air. In 1956, Hupp Corporation acquired Gibson. [ 2 ] In 1967 Hupp merged with White Consolidated Industries (WCI), which created the White-Westinghouse brand in 1975. [ 3 ]

  4. Gas lighting - Wikipedia

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    Illuminating gas was used for gas lighting, as it produces a much brighter light than natural gas or water gas. Illuminating gas was much less toxic than other forms of coal gas, but less could be produced from a given quantity of coal. The experiments with distilling coal were described by John Clayton in 1684.

  5. Cost of electricity by source - Wikipedia

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    The results include differences in PV costs, battery costs (500 to 1200 EUR/kWh), and varying solar irradiation. For larger rooftop PV systems with battery storage, the battery costs between 600 and 1000 EUR/kWh. For ground-mounted PV with battery storage systems, investment costs for battery storage of 500 to 700 EUR/kWh were assumed.

  6. Consumer Price Index: How Much More Did Gas & Electric Cost ...

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    The U.S. Bureau of Statistics released the Consumer Price Index for May 2022 on Friday, June 10, 2022, with prices across the board rising 8.6% in the past 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The ...

  7. Rising Gas Prices: The True Cost of Going Electric - AOL

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  8. Rechargeable battery - Wikipedia

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    A rechargeable battery, storage battery, or secondary cell (formally a type of energy accumulator), is a type of electrical battery which can be charged, discharged into a load, and recharged many times, as opposed to a disposable or primary battery, which is supplied fully charged and discarded after use.

  9. How many miles do you have left when your gas light ... - AOL

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    According to the chart, you could have anywhere between 25 and 114 miles to go when that low fuel light comes on. And some brands are seemingly more conservative than others: For example, Hyundais ...