There are many appliances that we use everyday and don't realize how much electricity they suck up. Most all appliances with heating elements will make your electric meter spin in warp speed. These are things like coffee makers and crock pots, irons, space heaters, electric water heaters, electric ranges, curling and hair straighteners and dishwashers, just to mention a few.
By reducing or even eliminating the use of these appliances you can save $ and reduce your carbon foot print significantly. These appliances are also very dangerous and they are the culprits of many home fires annually.
So the next time you find it necessary to use these appliances make sure to only have them on as long as necessary and not to leave them unattended.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Simple ways to reduce your Electric bill
Saving up to 25% on your electric bill can be as easy as changing a light bulb. By removing all your incandescent lamps and replacing them with compact flourescent lamps you will be able to cut your energy usage by 1/4. The average incandescent lamp that uses 100 watts can be changed out to a CFL that has the same light output and only uses 23 watts.
In the average home the lighting is responsible for about 1/3 of your power consumption. Just think about this, if your electric bill is $ 200 you would save $ 50 a month, $600 a year. The average CFL can be purchased for as low as $2 each and dimmables for $4 and the flood lamp style go from about $6 on up. With this in mind it would take only about 2 or 3 months for the new CFLs to pay for themselves. Another great thing is that CFLs will last about 10,000 hours, thats 4 or 5 years of use, that could amount to $2,400 to $3,000 savings over the life of the lamps.
In the average home the lighting is responsible for about 1/3 of your power consumption. Just think about this, if your electric bill is $ 200 you would save $ 50 a month, $600 a year. The average CFL can be purchased for as low as $2 each and dimmables for $4 and the flood lamp style go from about $6 on up. With this in mind it would take only about 2 or 3 months for the new CFLs to pay for themselves. Another great thing is that CFLs will last about 10,000 hours, thats 4 or 5 years of use, that could amount to $2,400 to $3,000 savings over the life of the lamps.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Friday, December 19, 2008
Solar System sizing misconceptions
Most people think that when installing a solar electric system for their home it should produce 100% of their current monthly usage in order fo it to be cost effective. When in fact by installing a system that is sized to keep you under Baseline usage (>300kwh per month) on your utility bill, you can reduce the cost of the system by several thousand dollars and only have a utility bill of about $30 a month instead of a few hundred a month.
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