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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In part one of this two-part series, we covered smaller things you can do on your own in part 1 of this series on reducing inefficient space heating. Scan through that list first if you haven’t. Now we will talk about things you can do that involves a professional. If Read more…
We’ve covered how to reduce summer bills in a two-part series. For winter, we’ve also covered expensive resistive electric heating. This is part 1 of a two-part series about cutting winter bills by looking at how to reduce inefficient space heating. In this article, we first cover things you can Read more…
One of the most common frustrations we hear from people are those unusually high summer energy bills or winter bills that just blows your budget for the month. Most people in America go through hot summers or cold winters, and as we mentioned before, people can feel the difference between Read more…
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…