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Nuclear Power Projects

Today, there is between 103 and 109 nuclear power plants in the US. Illinois leads the way with 11 plants. The US gets 19% of it's electricity from nuclear power plants. This compares to Canada at 15% and Sweden at 44%. Currently there is 23 new nuclear power plants either being built or in the planning stages here in the US.

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Welcome to Detect Energy

Welcome to Detect Energy, it’s good to see you again. Hope you make Detect Energy a frequent stop. I’m DonAmes and I am your Detect Energy host. Energy is one of the things that effect all of us and energy is going to continue to have a large role and great effect on all our lives. Detect Energy is for people who would like to have control over their power usage and their power bills. Please feel free to allow Detect

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Todays Power Trip – Complete Energy Audit and Energy Saving Recommendations

The home today is a kind of kit home. The builder offers a certain set of basic plans that they build on your land. They build the same few simple plans over and over and have the profit line down to the bare nickel. Making changes to the plan is a no no. Take the home as drawn or forget it.

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Some questions you might have.

Would adding insulation to my homes attic, floor, walls or heat ducts be beneficial in making my home more comfortable and energy efficient? How much does insulation

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Save Power & Money Without Sacrifice

Welcome everyone, please enjoy this weeks Energy Spy Insider. I hope you find new ways to save money and a renewed interest in using less power. Please feel free to share the Energy Spy Insider with all the people you think would like it and all the people you think might need it. The Premium Energy Spy Newsletter surpasses the Free newsletter in power saving intensity, for $3.00 a month, it is a great

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The Energy Spy Insider

Is all about residential energy and what you can do to control our power usage and lower our power bills. You can register for the Insider by filling out the Newsletter Signup box. Each week you will receive up-to-date information on saving energy. Through the articles in the Energy Spy Insider, I will take you with me as I audit homes and find new ways to lower power bills. I will also keep you current on how energy is changing and growing here at home and around the world. Sorry I am not able to bring you the Energy Spy Insider free. I hope you will see that the Insider can help you lower your energy bills and is

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Power Chuckle – Change a Light Bulb and Save Energy

How many utility bills does it take to change a light bulb? I guess there are no great answers to this variation on the old riddle.

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A Little History, Hydropower and the Columbia River

When the dam was built and the waters began to form Lake Celilo, the resevior slowly engulfed Celilo Falls. Celilo Falls had been a social and commercial site for Native Americans for tousands of years.

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Today’s Power Trip, Heat Pump & Solar Electric

Visited a double wide manufactured home today. This is a home with about 1500 sq ft, 5 people, one dog, electric furnace with a heat pump and solar electric panels on a tracker in the yard. Heating ducts were tested for leakage and showed about 200 cfm total

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Become an Energy Spy Pro

Detect Energy is looking to endorse a great group of residential energy and weatherization professionals that are eager to share their training and experience with people that would like to know more about saving energy and saving money. Detect Energy is working to get the people with the questions in touch with the people with the answers. As an Energy Spy Pro, you will receive questions from people that want to live safely, comfortably and with power bills that are under control. Every home, with the right question and the right answer can save power and save money. If you, the Energy Spy Pro, provide a good answer, the person asking the question can reward you for the helpful answer.