Antistatic devices reduce static electricity, which can damage electrical components such as computer hard drives, and even ignite flammable liquids and gases.

Mid-19th century, the Scottish James Clerk Maxwell [1831-1879] reduced electricity and magnetism to Maxwell's electromagnetic field theory, whittled down by others to the four Maxwell's equations.

Retrofits included a green roof, experimentation with waterless urinals and low-flow shower heads, and upgraded fluorescent lighting that reduced electricity for lighting on one campus by over 40 percent.

Israeli planes struck a power station five miles northeast of Beirut, further reducing electricity to the capital after a strike on a transformer station on Sunday.

Later that same day, SSE joined in the fun and said it would reduce its gas, but not electricity, prices by 4.5pc.

Excess PV power generated when air conditioning is not required can be sold to the power grid in many locations, which can reduce (or eliminate) annual net electricity purchase requirement.

Likewise, many universities have green buildings in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, water use, and electricity.

Enel 's latest 5-year plan is to reduce electricity generated from oil to 20%.

Sachs' work has focused on boosting that efficiency closer to 20 percent by trapping more light and by reducing electricity loss in the wires.

Dragging chains to reduce static electricity was one method of preventing harvester fires.