Category: Green Building
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How To Using Electric Car Batteries To Power Your Home
With the advancements in car batteries for electric cars manufacturers are now building systems that when charged with solar panels and wind power can be used to power your home at night. Already Australia is installing these systems that are tied back into the grid and can be used during peak power usage in the…
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How To Reduce your Electric Bill with a Water Heater Timer
While everyone is promoting the use of Compact Florescent and LED Light Bulbs to save money the reality is heating and cooling are the most expensive portions of our electric use. To reduce the cost of Electric used for heating our homes most new homes will come with a programmable thermostat allowing the owner to…
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Two Connecticut wine and spirits distributors have added 559 kilowatts of solar arrays on their rooftops
Two Connecticut wine and spirits distributors have added 559 kilowatts worth of solar arrays on their rooftops. Allan S. Goodman in East Hartford installed a 234-kilowatt system using a special 15-year renewable energy credit contract from Connecticut Light & Power. The distributor will draw 70 percent of its power needs from the solar panels. Eder…
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How To – Buying Alternative Energy from your Electric Company Is it Worth It?
Just received a bill from my electric company and inside was their flyer that explains some of their services and lucky for me a coupon for light bulbs. Honestly the coupon is worthless because you can’t use it at big discount warehouses where lights are cheaper by the 10 pack but lets get back to…
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How To – Buying a Fuel Efficient Car
With Oil prices reaching $100 a barrel it is time for all of us to rethink the amount of energy we use and buying a fuel efficient car is one way we can lower our dependence on Oil. Its been said that if all Americans were to drive vehicles that got between 35 and 45…