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I recently heard about the website TopTenUSA.org. The goal of the website is to list the top ten energy efficient products in the following categories: TV’s, Refrigerators, Computers, Dishwashers, Freezers, Cars, and Clothes Washers. The problem is that I don’t think the information provided to the consumer is all that useful. Overall, I think there … continue reading 
Last Friday I mentioned the GE Nucleus, GE’s effort to help homeowners manage energy and appliances. Not only is GE focused on energy consumption in the home, GE is also active on the electric vehicle (EV) front as well. On the GE Reports site they have some nice articles on EVs. We wrote about … continue reading 
Microsoft, GE, Google : Home Energy Monitoring In January of 2010 we put up a post on the efforts of Google, Microsoft and Apple in the area of energy monitoring titled Energy Monitoring and the Big Three. In the past 1o months, improvements have been made, deals have been signed, new products have been announced (and … continue reading 
Recycle your old Toilets As a follow up to my post on upgrading to high efficiency toilets to reduce water usage, I have now completed my toilet upgrade in all four bathrooms in my home. After my last post, I took a trip to my local home improvements store and looked at … continue reading 
We’ve written a few blogs now on Energy Vampire Loads, including The Biggest Vampire in Your Home – The Cable Box and How to use an Electronic Timer to control Vampire Loads. But one of the best products I’ve seen to control vampire loads in your home is the Belkin Conserve Energy Saving … continue reading 
Everyone wants cheap, clean energy. This means that there are many unscrupulous individuals out there who want to sell everyone products that claim to “save 40% on your energy bill” or “produce energy for free!”. The biggest energy scam out there is the Magniwork free energy scam, but there are many other similar scams (or Magniwork … continue reading 
Phone Energy Apps Below is a list of apps for smart phones that could help you control and save energy used in your home. Let us know if you’ve found some that are worthy of adding to the list. I’m staying away from apps that require too much manual entry, as I’ve found from personal … continue reading 
Let’s get one thing straight: I think the Plug and Save is a waste of money! That’s why 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 … continue reading |
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