Energy efficiency savings is becoming more of a priority for homeowners. This blog post is a mash up of resources for tips and suggestions on how to save on efficiency in your home.
8 Tips for Running Your Heating & Cooling Systems Efficiently
This is a good overall blog post on HVAC efficiency savings tips ranging from changing air filters to having your system services.
8 Tips for Running Your Heating & Cooling Systems Efficiently
Maintaining Your Cool: 3 DIY Air Conditioner Tips
This article exclusively talks about AC tips. The short take is this:
- Change the filter every 1-3 months.
- Clean your vents for optimum cooling.
- Clear out the condenser coil.
Saving Energy and Money: Texas is on a Path to Greater Efficiency
This article highlights what a local utility company is doing to improve energy efficiency. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), has done a great job of keeping the lights on, and new building codes are ensuring less energy use in the thousands of new houses that are being constructed. Summarizing the article, the initial efficiency costs, less than half of ERCOT’s predictions, ultimately will result in $5 billion in net savings, all happening under business as usual. Read more about there undertaking by clicking the link below.
Energy efficiency rate has to double to meet climate targets
This article discuss the need to increase efficiency on a global scale but addresses the costs and investments vs the appetite of consumers to undertake these types of projects. For example, it is quoted as saying, “The present price of fossil fuels on the international markets is not incentivizing energy efficiency.” Check it out here:
Energy efficiency rate has to double to meet climate targets
Choosing Energy Efficient Household Appliances
Bringing it back to the home, this post addresses how to select energy savings appliances in residential homes to reduce our carbon footprint and improving energy efficiency in our daily lives.They discuss everything from ovens to TV and all appliances in between.
http://www.psccan.com.au/choosing-energy-efficient-household-appliances/
The rise of renewables: costs fall, productivity up
Consumers across the United States have seen flat or declining energy costs as renewable energy becomes a greater part of the nation’s energy mix, according to findings from Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s 2017 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. The report points out that in the United States, renewable energy, greater energy efficiency and low natural gas and gasoline prices have combined to drive down energy costs – as a percent of total household spending – to its lowest level in decades.
HID vs LED: How to Choose the Right Lights for Your Farm
This article has a unique spin on energy efficiency as it talks about a very narrow topic, lighting on farms! It is a very interesting read that discussed the fact that lighting is responsible for a large percentage of capital expenses and operating expenses in a farm. Lighting is also directly tied to production, and most farmers want to give the best light to their plants.
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