This article is part of a collection of articles devoted to cutting utility bills, including cheaper electric and gas bills. We cover recommendations based on five ways to cut your energy bills. This is part 3 on handling a high electric idle load. Read part 1 and part 2 if Read more…
This article is part of a collection of articles devoted to cutting utility bills, including cheaper electric and gas bills. We cover recommendations for different types of high utility bills. As always, we first look at the easiest fixes with the lowest upfront costs for energy conservation. This is part Read more…
This article is part of a collection of articles devoted to cutting utility bills, including cheaper electric and gas bills. We cover recommendations for different types of high utility bills. FYI, we explain things in terms of five our categories of energy use. As always, we first look at the easiest Read more…
This article is part of a collection of articles devoted to cutting utility bills, including cheaper electric and gas bills. We cover recommendations for different types of high utility bills. FYI, we explain things in terms of five our categories of energy use. In this article, we will look at Read more…
What’s a ChiliPepper, and how does it save water and energy? A ChiliPepper is a simple device that provides instant hot water to any location in your home while also saving water and energy. It’s an example of a class of devices known as “on-demand hot water recirculation pumps”. It’s Read more…
To help people think about energy savings and lowering utility bills, we like to break down home energy use into five categories: Idle: costing you even when not in use Recurring: done daily at the same time Summer Cooling: cools the home down Winter Heating: warms the home up Variable: Read more…
We had a chat with Chris Hunt, an energy coach for HEA. He explains how he is an energy coach for Californian residents for free. In part 5 of this series, Chris shares the importance of having smart controls of your home. Just by turning stuff on and off in Read more…
We had a chat with Chris Hunt, an energy coach for HEA. He explains how he is an energy coach for Californian residents for free. In part 4 of this series, Chris explains the key to reducing electricity and gas bills is not to give up your favorite stuff and Read more…
We had a chat with Chris Hunt, an energy coach for HEA. He explains how he is an energy coach for Californian residents for free. In part 3 of this series, Chris goes through a typical experience of a homeowner or renter with an energy coach. He uses software that Read more…
We had a chat with Chris Hunt, an energy coach for HEA. He explains how he is an energy coach for Californian residents for free. In part 2 of this series, Chris dives into common power hogs that often surprise people. He advises and helps with simple, cheap fixes to Read more…