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January Energy Savings

Posted on February 16, 2011 by charles

This is our energy saving update for January 2011.  With the extra cold weather that has been hitting our region, we were a little bit worry that our energy costs were going to be a lot higher than last year.   … Continue reading →

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10 Free Tips to a Lower Electric Bill

Posted on February 13, 2011 by charles

With the cost of electricity jumping every year, households are looking for ways to lower the electricity usage.  This goal of this article is to show you that you don’t have to spend any money to reduce your electric bill.  … Continue reading →

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2010 Energy Savings

Posted on February 11, 2011 by charles

Here is our update for 2010.  We did not do so well in 2010 and regressed back to some of our wasteful ways.  It is quite a let down to lose some of the ground we have covered over the … Continue reading →

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Easy Home Energy Audit

Posted on February 5, 2011 by charles

The fastest way to start reducing your electricity and heating and cooling usage is to identify the areas where you are wasting energy. Otherwise you are just guessing and could be wasting your time fixing things that only provide a … Continue reading →

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Save On Heating and Cooling: Thermal Leak Detector Review

Posted on January 27, 2011 by charles

Heating and cooling account for almost 50% of an average homes energy usage and cost.  So, if you can find a way to reduce your heating and cooling usage, you can put a significant in your energy costs.  Well, I … Continue reading →

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2009 Energy Savings

Posted on January 18, 2011 by charles

Here is our energy usage update for 2009.  The following tables show our electricity and natural gas usage throughout the year.  Our goal this year was to reach our intial goal of reducing our overall energy usage by 40%.  With … Continue reading →

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2008 Energy Savings

Posted on January 15, 2011 by charles

This is our household energy usage update for 2008.  The following tables show our electricity and natural gas usage along with the monthly averages for each month throughout the year.  Our goal this year was to significantly reduce our energy … Continue reading →

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Save Electricity: Kill-A-Watt Meter Review

Posted on January 14, 2011 by charles

So you have decided to start reducing the amount of electricity you are using, but you don’t know where to start.  Well one of the first steps to start cutting your electricity usage is to identify which devices are using … Continue reading →

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2007 Energy Savings

Posted on January 9, 2011 by charles

This is an update of our energy usage for 2007.  The following tables show our electricity and natural gas usage for each month throughout the year.  Again, our goal for 2007 was to see if we could reduce both our … Continue reading →

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2006 Energy Savings

Posted on January 3, 2011 by charles

This is an update of our energy usage for 2006, which was the year we decided to start reducing our energy costs.  The following tables show our electricity and natural gas usage for each month during the year.   Our only … Continue reading →

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