Years ago a friend gave us a beautiful chrome heated towel rack for use in our bathroom. Plug it in, drape your towels over it, and treat yourself to a nice warm towel after every shower or bath. Sounds great, right? Problem is, it’s expensive! The device has a normal 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 by the easy win, I wondered what other energy hogs Read more…
This the first article of a two part series looking at the relationship between energy and pets. Nearly seventy percent of American households are home to a pet, resulting in a collective count of over 400 million fish, dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and more. However, as much as we may Read more…
Idle load is what your home is costing you when no one is using anything. It’s called “idle” load because it’s the cost of your home idling. If you kept your car idling outside, it’s still using gas. Well, idle load is the electricity your home draws just sitting there. Btw, Read more…