Dear Mr. Energy, My dad and I are in a disagreement. He says that it uses more money and energy to turn on the fluorescent lights in our car repair shop than it does to simply let them run all night, and I think he’s nuts. Who’s right? –Suffering Son in Sanford Dear Suffering, The [...]
Replacing regular lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) is supposed to help you save money and energy. They’re more expensive than conventional (incandescent) lightbulbs, however, and due to their mercury content you can’t just throw them away when they break. According to the CFL makers, CFLs last 10 times as long as a conventional bulb, [...]
Are your ducts leaking? Would you know it if they were? And who cares, anyway! Does it make that big of a difference? Um, yeah. It does. Here’s the deal: a huge amount of energy is lost through leaking duct work, but leaking duct work is probably the most ignored when people think about making [...]
This blog is all about home performance – in other words – getting the best performance out of your home to achieve comfort, safety, energy-efficiency, and health. Here are 10 easy ways to save energy (and therefore money) around your house. Some of these you can do yourself, some you’ll need a professional to do. [...]