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What if appliances were powered by gas? Have you seen that awesome commercial for the Nissan Leaf where all the appliances are powered by gasoline? You know the one, where hair dryers, laptops, iPods, dentist drills, etc are powered by gas and all the air pollution goes into everyone’s face. While I think … continue reading 
I have to admit, the Dyson Hot space heater is a good looking heater, and it damn well better be at $400 a pop! We’ve covered electric space heating in exhaustive detail and even very expensive electric space heaters (Edenpure) , and the complaint has always been that they are fine for heating … continue reading 
I wrote an introduction to power factor correction devices a few years ago and then last year we showed you a test done by a news station proving that power factor correction doesn’t work . Thanks to Xcel Energy for featuring the following question on whole house power factor correction boxes: 
The following guest post is written by Silvio Marcacci, Director of Outreach for energyNOW!: 
I wrote about the Plug and Save power factor correction device last year and I opened with : I was so surprised when I Googled “Save Electricity” and it turned out to be the second hit. I question the validity of a search engine if a company can simply “game” their search ranking to get high … continue reading 
DIY vs. Off the shelf
We’ll get back to the nuclear crisis in Japan later in the week, but I needed something a little lighter for the middle of the week! Pool and beach season is only a few months away, and aside from sunblock (I’m light skinned and adverse to skin cancer) and a cold … continue reading 
The following article was written for the Mapawatt Blog by Paul Scheckel. Paul is an efficiency consultant, author of “The Home Energy Diet”, workshop leader, and occasional guest on national TV and radio. Learn more at www.nrgrev.com Paul contributes articles periodically to Mapawatt. The article below was in response to a request to help … continue reading 
When it comes to the Smart Home, communication protocols may not be the sexy part, but they’re doing all the work behind the scenes. It’s great to monitor and measure something, but if you can’t transfer the data into a usable form for viewing on the web or communicating with other devices, all you have … continue reading |
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