If you want to conserve energy and lower your utility bill, first check out resources from PG&E if you’re a Californian in their service area like me. Go to pge.com and select the menu “save energy & money.” You will Read more…
It took me years to discover that our big pool pump accounted for nearly a third of our electric bill. But once I understood this it only took a few months to fix—by switching to a variable speed pump. Excited Read more…
This the second article of a two part series looking at the relationship between energy and pets. Read part 1 about heating and cooling your pet here. Nearly seventy percent of American households are home to a pet, resulting in Read more…
This simple behavioral change is crazy simple, but surprisingly rare. You might think I’m going to talk about the different methods used to boil water, and which is best… use the microwave? a gas stove? an induction cooktop? maybe one of Read more…
This customer story involved a large home in Atherton, with a very nice older couple who wished to stay in their home as long as possible despite some mobility problems. One of the ways they stayed active and kept their Read more…
As an energy coach who likes to work on large homes I am constantly surprised by the number of homes I visit that still have not swapped out their old incandescent lightbulbs for LEDs. I suspect it is due to Read more…
We all enjoy using our electrical appliances across the month: stove, air conditionings, refrigerators, television, dryers, etc. The problem arrives at the door with the utility bill. When we use multiple electrical appliances for long periods of time, it all Read more…
Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWHs) are a very promising technology in both residential and commercial applications because of their improved efficiency and user benefits. A HPWH operates on an electrically-driven vapor compression cycle and pumps energy from its surroundings to Read more…
With the world slowly coming to realize how important it is to conserve the environment, many advances have been made to change our daily lives in favor of the ecosystem. Methods like water-saving, electricity usage reduction, and Earth Hour are Read more…
Our environment is being affected every single day by the lifestyle that we choose to adapt. Global warming has been steadily increasing over the years, and our average household has a big part to play in it. Energy efficiency does Read more…