Use Your Thermostat to Save Money
Posted by CM on December 21, 2009
Sometimes you can get big benefits from small changes. By making some small changes with your thermostat, you could end up with some big improvements on your utility bill. Whether your home air system uses a combination of natural gas and electricity or is totally electric, a properly adjusted thermostat will save a lot of [...]
3 Steps to a Lower Electricity Bill
Posted by CM on February 7, 2010
As we go boldly into the future, something you can probably count on is the rising cost of electricity. Figuring out how to save electricity will always be important. Reducing the size of your home electric bill is something that can be done in a three-step process. First you need to figure out what’s using [...]
DIY Solar Energy at Home–Is It Possible?
Posted by CM on February 2, 2010
At our house, we’ve been kicking around the idea of using solar energy. We live in a great location for it, with lots of sunshine and really long summer days. But it turns out that solar energy setups are a little more complicated that I first thought. I should know better, but I was hoping [...]
Cool Idea–Chimney Top Dampers
Posted by CM on January 18, 2010
You always tell yourself that a fireplace saves energy. Right? That’s how it’s supposed to work. By heating your house with a fireplace, you can turn down the thermostat on the old heater and save cash.
The only problem is that it doesn’t save very much energy at all. In fact, despite their great beauty and [...]
More Light, Less Watts – The Magic of CFL
Posted by CM on January 4, 2010
Our quest for lower energy bills without a big change in lifestyle has been given a big boost by the introduction of the compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL bulb). They are easily recognized by their distinctive shape. Although their form looks somewhat like the old incandescent bulbs with which we are all familiar, this new bulb [...]
Use Your Thermostat to Save Money
Posted by CM on December 21, 2009
Sometimes you can get big benefits from small changes. By making some small changes with your thermostat, you could end up with some big improvements on your utility bill. Whether your home air system uses a combination of natural gas and electricity or is totally electric, a properly adjusted thermostat will save a lot of [...]
Wash Your Way to Energy Savings
Posted by CM on December 9, 2009
Everyone would like to see their utility bill go down. Did you know that there are some significant savings lurking out in your laundry room? If you own a washer and dryer, here are several things you could be doing that would lead to lower energy costs and less impact on the environment. Let’s start [...]
Is Your Toilet Flushing Money Down the Drain?
Posted by CM on November 29, 2009
Did you know that saving money and protecting the environment is about more than just your electricity bill? Our water supply is something that we rarely think about. Yet, it may have a much bigger impact on the ecological systems that are in place.
Water tables (that’s the water that is naturally stored underground) are dropping. [...]
Take Control of Your Dryer’s Energy Use
Posted by CM on November 4, 2009
When you’re looking for ways to save energy, there are several actions you can take in your laundry room to lower your energy consumption. In another post, I wrote about a few tips for saving energy by using your washer differently. Now I would like to take a look at dryers. It’s interesting to note [...]