by scott | Jan 20, 2019 | Energy Saving Tips
Video gaming systems in the United States alone use $6 billion of electricity each and every year. That is equivalent, in terms of Carbon Dioxide emissions, to 2.3 million passenger cars running for a year. In fact, “video gaming is among the very most intensive...
by scott | Jan 16, 2019 | Energy Saving Tips
LED bulbs are a no-brainer these days. LED bulbs use about 2/3 of the energy of a CFL bulb and about 1/6 of the energy needed to power an incandescent bulb. And, if you haven’t noticed yet, they also cost as little as $2 each – a far cry from the $20 LED...
by scott | Aug 12, 2018 | Energy Saving Tips
The answer to that question is simple. It depends on you and the reasons you want to install solar photovoltaic panels on your home or business. The fact is solar panels are 6.5% cheaper than they were last year and about 25% cheaper than they were 6 years ago (when...
by scott | Dec 11, 2014 | Energy Saving Tips
It’s wintertime now and your furnace – if you have one – is probably running a lot. So this is the time to think about your furnace filter, and what that means really is: check it once a month and change it whenever it starts to look clogged up. If...
by scott | Nov 16, 2014 | Energy Saving Tips
It’s a question we’ve all asked time and again, along with “what time is it?” and “why are we here?”. Or, at least, it’s a question I’ve asked once or twice. Do dryer balls work? A small spiky ball...
by scott | Oct 27, 2014 | Energy Saving Tips
A simple yet, satisfyingly useful product is called the ECO Button. It doesn’t do much really. You press it and it puts your computer to sleep. You can do that yourself, by choosing sleep from the lower left of your Windows screen. Where...
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