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20 free and cheap ways to improve energy efficiency at home

Matias Prieto — Mon, 13 May 2019 16:18:31 +0000

A simple attitude towards improving your home energy efficiency is to start with simple and cheap actions. Believe it or not, simple solutions might generate a big impact on your water or energy bill. So with the money saved, you can go on working on more ambitious projects. First, gather all your gas and electric […]

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Why Home Energy Efficiency Isn’t Selling

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 18:31:12 +0000

Utility companies are not selling products that improve home energy efficiency like they should. Even though there are specific programs to achieve that goal, customers have been relatively few and far between. Customer-funded programs are run by utility companies to encourage homeowners to buy products that are energy efficient. They charge each customer a small […]

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5 Habits That Will Improve Your Home Energy Efficiency

Mila Luleva — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:48:45 +0000

Habits that ruin your home energy efficiency are easily acquired with all the daily tasks and duties we all have. However, energy-efficient homes have been trendy in the past few years, and people have been investing heavily into having good insulation or better building materials. Unfortunately, often, people do not even realize that they do […]

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Boost Your Home Energy Efficiency – Now’s the Time

Benji Jerew — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:26:17 +0000

Home energy efficiency is a good thing to take a look at, no matter what season it is. In the summer, cooling can be quite expensive, especially if you have a leaky home in a hot and humid climate. Just to feel comfortable may require running air conditioners 24/7 some weeks. In the winter, the […]

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Belkin Echo Electricity Allows for Itemized Utility Bills, Saves Power

Benji Jerew — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:56:30 +0000

Home energy efficiency can be a difficult thing to tackle, when there are so many ways that a home can be INefficient. One way to improve could be to get a better understanding of where our energy goes. We already know that installing insulated windows or improving the insulation in our homes can improve our […]

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