As a reminder, refrigeration is part of “always on” or idle load, one of the five ways to lower energy bills. We have a 3-part series on reducing electric idle load outside of refrigeration costs. Most of the time, we recommend installing timers or smart plugs to limit this waste 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 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…
Those of us in the energy efficiency business get asked this question all the time and our answer is usually, “Yes, but…”You would think this would be an easy one for us in the efficiency field but like anything in life, there are always mitigating circumstances. Note: If you want Read more…
In other articles on this site, I have talked about using smart plugs for controls with recirc pumps. The beauty of these various smart plugs; however, is that they can control numerous appliances and features–not just a pump. For example, in my own home, I have converted various appliances that Read more…
When it comes to saving money in your home, we take the biggest hit from our electricity bill more times than not. But if you could spend a little to save a whole lot, would you? One of the biggest trending money-saving methods is use $20 smart power strip. Click Read more…
Many of our clients have “recirc” (or recirculation) pumps in their utility rooms or basements attached to a hot water heater. Some clients have more than one recirc pump, depending on the size of their home and their needs. The purpose of a recirc pump is to keep hot water Read more…
If you don’t know what a recirc pump does, I explained it previously. It is possible to control the timer for your recirc pump (and other devices) by using the following: a recirc pump with a 110V wire plug Amazon’s Alexa a Smart plug like the TP-Link Kasa plug a 3rd Read more…