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Avoid Big Utility Bills While Sheltering-in-Place

It’s logical that household energy use will go up while we’re all spending more time at home. But how much more? Ohmconnect thinks it may be as much as $1.2B in increased utility bills for California residents. Ouch! Happily, there’s lots of low- and no-cost things we can do to reduce our home energy Read more…

By Dr. Power, 5 yearsApril 23, 2020 ago
Electric Bills

Lisa Schmidt: HomeIntel Coaches People to Lower Energy Bills for Free (Part 2)

Lisa Schmidt from HEA talks about a free program to lower energy bills for PG&E customers in California. Californians end up saving on energy bills with help from professionals free of charge. Lisa’s program, HomeIntel, is one of the P4P pilots that focus on lowering bills without needing to spend Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsMay 15, 2019 ago
Electric Bills

Lisa Schmidt: Pay for Performance Makes Energy Coaching Free (Part 1)

Lisa Schmidt from HEA talks about a free program to lower energy bills for PG&E customers in California. It’s called HomeIntel, part of something PG&E offers under something called “pay for performance” often called “P4P.” Pay-for-performance is part of an arrangement between the State of California and the utility companies. Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsMay 15, 2019 ago
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Patti Sexton: Reducing Energy Bills is Not Like Dieting (Part 2)

In part 1, Patti shares with us why local communities need to energy efficiency. It’s not only good for climate change, the electric grid but also lower all of our utility bills. This is part 2 of our interview with Patti where we cover how reducing energy bills is much Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsApril 16, 2019 ago
Electric Bills

Patti Sexton: Communities Need Energy Savings (Part 1)

This is part 1 of our interview with Patti Sexton, who has been involved with sustainability and energy conservation in the Bay Area for about two decades. She shares with us how she transitioned from the tech industry to working with organizations like Acterra in fostering sustainable practices in her Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsApril 16, 2019 ago
Electric Bills

James Tuleya: Bill Cutting Myths and Tips About Energy (Part 3)

In part 1 and part 2, James talked about how energy coaching is free and easy for Californians because it’s paid for by the utility company. He knows it inside out from his days running programs in Customer Energy solutions at PG&E. In this final part of the interview, James Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsApril 15, 2019 ago
Electric Bills

James Tuleya: Utility Companies Make Money When You Cut Utility Bills (Part 2)

In part 1, James told us how energy coaching to cut energy bills is free in California because state laws actually pay utility companies more to save energy use. This is part 2 of our interview with James. He goes into further details his time at PG&E and how the Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsApril 15, 2019 ago
Electric Bills

James Tuleya: Saving on Energy Bills is Free for Californians (Part 1)

James Tuleya, an energy coach, shares with us his approach to helping his four hundred clients cut their electricity and gas bills. He talks about lighting and just unplugging stuff when not in use. Most importantly, he emphasizes that his service is free because it’s paid for by the utility Read more…

By Dr. Power, 6 yearsApril 15, 2019 ago
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