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Tag Archives: energy consumption
New Eco Consultants Helping Homeowners Save Money by Going Green
How do you like the idea of calling in an Eco Consultant and when they come to your house, they do not only inspect but also install energy efficient solutions? Sounds convenient and efficient, doesn’t it? The good news is: it is already possible now as the trend in energy efficient home rages on.
Eco Consultants can easily detect energy-inefficient features in the house and offer outright solutions that will help cut down monthly bills. A full service that is an exact and timely answer to many busy homeowners who just don’t have a lot of time to inspect every corner of their house to find leaks that are costing them more energy consumption.
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Posted in Green, Solar Energy, Sustainable Living, green education
Tagged eco consultant, energy consumption, energy efficient homes, energy efficient housing, energy sheriffs, green energy, green housing, installation of automatic door-closers, installation of programmable thermostats, insulating paddings, programmable thermostats, renewable energy, renewable energy consumption, thermal energy
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Consumers Need Help in Identifying Energy Efficient Practices
If you think “turning off the lights” is one of the best ways to save energy, you may be wrong. But you are just like everyone out there; most people always say the same thing. So, here’s a survey that shows people’s misconceptions on the best ways to save energy.
Shahzeen Attari, one of the proponents of the study entitled, “Public Perceptions of Energy Consumption and Savings”, said turning off the lights is not a bad idea at all but it doesn’t have much impact when compared to swapping out bulbs for the more energy-efficient ones. Leaving energy-efficient lights on are actually effective. The Department of Energy affirms that the lifespan of compact fluorescents or CFLs is reduced when they’re regularly switched on and off. If you leave a room for less than 15 minutes, keeping a CFL on is truly more efficient; but if you’re gone for more than 15 minutes, it’s best to keep the lights off.
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Posted in Green, Green Collar, Sustainable Living
Tagged americans, appliances, attic insulation, cfl light bulbs, conserving energy, consumers, curtailment, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy consumption, misconceptions, saving energy, single action bias, weatherizing our homes
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Energy Efficient Appliances Should be Main Green Consideration
Have you been paying utility bills more than what you wanted to? It’s depressing, right? Same here, my utility bills are so high that they’re eating up my budget.
Then, you need a “green” to your problems. It’s time for you to replace your old appliances with energy-efficient ones, especially those with an Energy Star certification. By doing so, you are able to do three things: save more, reduce home energy consumption by 10-50%.
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Posted in Green, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Sustainable Living
Tagged energy consumption, energy saving home appliances, energy star, energy star certification, energy star high-efficiency home appliances, energy-saving appliances, environment, green, green energy, green environment, home appliances, homes, us department of energy, us environmental protection agency
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