Archive for the ‘Energy Efficiency’ Category
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Should you let your child walk to school or not? For some parents, this is a hot debate, especially depending on the age of their child as well as the neighborhood environment. If your child is mature enough and aware of strangers and other dangers, allowing him/her to walk to ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
A power outage can hit your home, neighborhood and town any second. You could experience a loss of electricity for a few minutes, a few hours or even a few days depending on what caused the issue. Between human error and overloaded transformers, the odds of power loss increases, and ...
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
The summertime can be a drain on your finances in more ways than one. Not only are there more opportunities to go on fabulous trips or have blow out parties at your pad, but there is also more of a need for certain appliances or luxuries such as the air ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Your refrigerator and freezer could be wasting a significant amount of your electricity, but there are ways to boost these appliance’s efficiencies. In comparison to upright freezers, chest freezers are between 10 to 25 percent more efficient. Also, if you have an Energy Star refrigerator, you’re saving at least 10 ...
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
There are so many ways to save energy, but do you make a conscious effort to actually do some of these things on a daily basis? By making these small changes you can reduce your dependency on electricity and lower your monthly electric bill.
Even though your laptop might not be ...
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Blasting the air conditioning during those hot, humid summer days is refreshing to the body and mind. However, it doesn’t do anything for your finances or temper when you receive the electricity bill one month later. Instead of relying on your air conditioner, stay cool by making some investments in ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
It’s becoming standard for some new homes to be built with solar panels. However, if you don’t have the luxury of purchasing a modern home with all of the eco-friendly trimmings, you can at least install a solar energy device on your home to make it more efficient.
Roof Installation
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
While we'd all like to deck out our houses and condo buildings with full arrays of solar panels, that's an expensive proposition and not one we're all ready to make. We can all, however, be more energy efficient.
Not only does improved energy efficiency lower our monthly bills, ...
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