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Being tankless in heating your water is an easy, if somewhat costly, upgrade that you can see immediate benefits from. Costs can vary from about $150 for point of use water heater to household ones starting about $450 going up to $1000 or more for top of the line models. Point [...]
by Mark Jeantheau, GrinningPlanet.com
Vampire Power – Wasted Standby Power in Home Electronics and Appliances
When we say “vampire power,” we don’t mean the hypnotic power of some black-caped, white-fanged Transylvanian. We mean the electricity your home electronics and appliances suck out of the power grid when you’re not using them. (Of course, we realize that the [...]
By : James Copper
If you want to be an energy inspector you would do well to turn too many of the environmental study programs at the various committed U.S. colleges and universities. Boston University is one of these committed to saving and improving our environment through the training of energy inspector professionals. Here is where [...]
What is a Smart Grid City? It’s a new concept that is being built in Boulder, Colorado to make using conventional grid energy more efficient in it’s use and cost. it is probably best put by the chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy, Dick Kelly:
“We’re on our way toward building the grid of [...]
