It's been awhile since I blogged about my effort to cut down on my energy costs by joining the EcoEnergy grant program. I have done quite a few things around the house, mostly air sealing and caulking but I recently just finished the biggest part of the project. I had my basement walls and headers Spray Foam Insulated. I don't really have any ideas on the energy saved, that will come this winter. Already I notice a huge reduction in ... Read More

I was contacted this week by a group that seeks to promote the saving of money on your energy bill. The exciting piece about their website is that they have a graphical explanation of where your energy goes in your house. You can begin to save energy unless you understand where it is going. By far your big uses are heating and cooling, washing and drying and hot water. Once you understand that you can begin to try and make ... Read More

I just had my home energy audit completed and the one thing that was brought up was my furnace filter. The furnace filter help keep your air in your home clean and pollen free by trapping all of that dust and allergens before they get sent up through your heating ducts. That is the main benefit of having a filter. What many people don't know is that you have to change or clean that filter on a regular basis and that ... Read More

How do you save money with a ceiling fan in the winter? Who would think that by running your ceiling fans in the winter that you could save on your heating bill. Heat rises, that's a fact. In the winter months there's no point of having all of your hot air trapped around yoru ceilings, especially if you have some height to them. A celing fan can save you money on your heating bill by simply running it during ... Read More

It's the time of the year that I start putting my storm windows and covering leaky windows with plastic to stop drafts. Like always I started to do a little reading online to see what else I can do this fall to stop the drafts. The one thing I never thought of was how much energy you can lose through your outside wall electrical outlets. It makes perfect sense. Your outlets are cut into your drywall or plaster and go ... Read More

With energy prices on the rise, not only are people paying more at the pump, but they’re also paying more in their utility bills. This may cause you to be looking at energy efficiency in a whole new light. When you are purchasing home appliances, it is becoming more and more important to consider not only the price tag, but also the impact on your energy bill. So while some energy efficient appliances may cost a bit more at ... Read More

I blogged before that our Utility company is moving towards billing based on the time of day that we use our electricity. One of the biggest electricity eaters they cited in the reading material was the good old pool pump. Up until two days ago we ran our filter 24/7 and even on equal billing this is still quite expensive. We run our pool for maybe four months of the year depending on the weather. I did some research ... Read More

We recently picked up a PS3 for the house and I was impressed with the fact that they have a few neat power saving features for both the system and the controllers. I blogged once in the past about how much engery a video game system can drain and if you aren't using the power saving setting in your PS3 it might be a good idea to enable them. First, the controllers have a power saving option. After 10 ... Read More

I recenlty took my parents computer tower and merged the parts with my old computer. When I got it up and running I had forgot to do the Power Management settings so I thought this woudl be a good time to go over some points on how to save money on your energy bill by fine tuning your computer. Facts About Computers and Energy Use 1. Screen savers do not save you money on your energy bill. In fact it ... Read More

I wasn't aware of this until recently but your hot water bill can account at least 15% of your home heating bill. This of course can different depending on what type of hot water heater you have, how old it is and what type of heating you have. Electric hot water heaters being the most costly. It's hard to say because of those factors how much you can save by adding a hot water blanket but obviously for a minimal ... Read More

We are experiencing a pretty cold winter this year and my other half who is responsible for the hydro bill almost blew a gasket this month when she opened the bill. There are a couple of ther factors involved such as I have been working from home more often to save gas money but it has come at a price. I have had the heat on in the house when normally it is not on. I thought to myself ... Read More