by The Associated Press
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average national price of gasoline fell 9 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to its lowest point in nearly five years, according to a national survey.
The average price of regular gasoline Friday was $1.66 a gallon, oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said. The price of mid-grade [...]

Light, sweet crude for February delivery fell $2.45, or nearly 6 percent, to settle at $39.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
By the Associated Press
Oil prices tumbled below $40 a barrel Monday as reports from manufacturers like Toyota and Caterpillar pointed to a worsening global economic climate and serious deterioration in energy demand.
Light, [...]

BY CARRIE MASON-DRAFFEN
Homeowners wringing their hands over high home heating oil prices received a sedative of sorts yesterday after crude oil prices slid below $90 a barrel. Oil had risen as high as $147 a barrel in July.
Lower crude means lower heating fuel prices, which have been declining and are expected to continue to do [...]

BY CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ
Because 24 solar panels in Cliff Roode’s yard produced more electrical energy than his Mount Sinai home needed last year, the Long Island Power Authority paid him $6.64.
Before the panels were installed in 2006, Roode paid nearly $200 in monthly energy costs. Since he bought the panels for $17,000 - and received $7,500 [...]