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Our homes have to breath, but they don't have to leak like a sinking ship. Taking charge of your homes drafty places is one of the most effective and cheapest ways to lower your power bill and save

Surveys have been completed that indicate 74% of Americans are likely to change their energy use to save money on their utility bills if they were given new technology solutions. 77% of Americans would like their utility company to help them reduce

Maybe the energy conservation awareness will stick to them when they head out into the world. The experience at the college highlighted the need to begin energy conservation education at a young age. I know many elementary schools have programs, but I bet a lot of primary schools don't and

In this article I will discuss one area of a home that spells trouble. If you have this area in your home, watch out, the air leak thief has been stealing dollars from you for

Maryland's utility commission is bucking utilities and asking for proof that smart meters will pay off. Smart meters allow for two-way communication between power companies and customers. That, then, provides a chance to save energy or to curb peak power

With all of the concern over global warming and reducing our carbon footprint, there’s a lot of talk about renewable energy. However, in addition to being good for the environment, renewable energy can help homeowners save money. Fossil fuels like oil and coal are becoming scare, and, as a result, prices are rising. In an economy slowly recovering from recession, saving money is on everyone’s

The best solution for emissions remorse is to do away with your car's tailpipe altogether. With several affordable and practical electric cars hitting the U.S. market in the next two years, it's going to be easier for everyday consumers to get charged up and hit the

Studies indicate that people who know how much power is being used save 5% to 15% on their power usage and power

When cold weather approaches, use this checklist of simple ways to make your home more comfortable and keep those escalating energy bills at

One day, along came a big, bad wolf with expansionist ideas. He saw the pigs and grew very hungry in both a physical and ideological

Germany, for years, has allowed homeowners to install solar electric, feed the electricity back into the grid, and get paid for it. Not only is Germany's solar program great for producing electricity, it's also good for power

Now, I get to thinking, we have it backwards. Why have a smart phone and a dumb house? We expect our cell phones to take care of us when all we really need to do is make a phone call. When we go home, we take our homes just the way they are and then whine and complain when the power bill arrives. It's backwards.

Along with the attic access, it is also customary to place the heating system return air register in the ceiling of the hallway. Placing the return air register in the center of the house is good planning. Putting the attic access and the return air register close to each other is not good planning.

Keep track of your energy usage and potential energy savings by learning how much electricity the appliances in your home use!

At a home the other day, I asked the homeowner why they had covered up the west side window with tin foil. I actually assumed that someone might work the night shift and the tin foil was used to darken the room for daytime sleeping.

The shiny metallic cylinder that sits between the rear wheels of a Tesla roadster is the electric motor. The motor is not much bigger than a watermellon, yet it can accelerate the car from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 3.7 seconds.

The sea of panels was installed about two years ago at a winery in California's famous wine country. The floating solar array supplies all of the winery's electrical needs and then some. and

Canada is a long way from Saudi Arabia. However, if the conversation is about tar sands, Canada is at the center of attention because of the large deposits found there.

While the U.S. was putting nuclear on hold for 30 years, EDF was building nuclear plants around the world. But, right at the moment, Constellation Energy and EDF are having a little relationship problem, it seems Constellation has not been able to get the U.S. government to provide loan guarantees to the tune of 7 billion dollars.

But what about energy? Stop and think for just a moment. How did you feel when the gas for your car hit $4 per gallon. How would you feel if you could only power your household appliances on even numbered days?

California practically has the Oregon Trail running in reverse. The state is bogged down in a growing fight over the installing of smart meters. In the State's hot central valley, residents complained that the smart meters spiked their utility bills.

Ever stop at the bathroom door and listen to the shower water running and wonder how much longer you will let your daughter stay in there before you yell through the door?

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Ok, enough of that, I have a slight tendency to get carried away with the whole monitoring thing. Please learn how to read your power meter, it will be a good warm-up to the coming lifestyle involving power monitors and smart homes.

Looking forward to reporting on this project as it moves from initial bidding to completion. Besides the solar installation, there is a couple of work items we will be doing to the home to conserve power. and