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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008Home Energy Utilities to use Renewable Sources My home energy provider, Pedernales Electric Cooperative, www.pec.coop passed a resolution “to purchase or generate up to 30 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020.” Our goal to be a net ZEH home has not changed. But while working toward to ultimate goal, it does make [...]
Lower Oil Prices Mean Lower Energy Bills
Monday, December 8th, 2008Image by Getty Images via Daylife Lower Oil Prices Mean Lower Energy Bills Oil prices are down. That means your home energy bill is down. I love lower energy bills! Today the BBC American reports that OPEC is making efforts to keep oil prices from fall further. The OPEC cartel will meet December 17 and [...]
Home Energy Reduction Continues
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Image by eastpole via Flickr Our Home Energy Reduction Continues Affording a solar energy system for our home means drastically reducing the amount of energy we use at home. We have been on a conservation and efficiency binge for several months now. While not all our planned strategies are yet in place, the few changes [...]
Building a Solar Home to Lower Energy Bills
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008Lower Energy Bills — Build a Solar Home All of us want to cut our energy bills. Some of us are retrofitting our homes to incorporate solar energy. Others are building green, solar homes from the ground up. Now with the new federal tax incentives it makes financial sense for retrofitters and builders alike. The [...]
Save on Your Home Energy Bill: Locate and Eliminate Phantom Loads
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Locate and Eliminate Phantom Loads Whether you’re just trying to reduce your energy bill or reduce your energy load anticipating adding solar, paying attention to your phantom load use deserves your attention. What is a phantom load? The term phantom load is a euphemism for electronic devices that draw electricity even when we think they [...]
Home Energy Audit Continues…
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Energy Audit on My Heating and Air Conditioning Unit As you know, going solar remains our goal. Solar energy is good for the earth, that is, clean, abundant, and efficient. But if I need any other incentive for going solar, it would be the energy audit on my heating and air conditioning system. According to [...]
More Net Zero Home Success Stories
Monday, October 27th, 2008Success stories from Sustainable Future customers I love seeing how others successfully incorporate solar energy as well as other renewable practices into their homes and lives. See how this couple from Knoxville, Tennessee, made energy efficient changes to their home . This East Knoxville home is an excellent example of the energy-efficient changes that can [...]
Final Tip from Hot Water Heater Analysis
Friday, October 24th, 2008Final Tip from Hot Water Heater Analysis Now here’s the best energy efficient tip for my hot water heater. Install a timer on the heater. Set that timer to come on only to heat water when you need it. Our auditor sets his water heater timer to heat water only four hours each evening. This [...]
Home Solar Energy and the Credit Crisis
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Prepare for Home Solar Energy During the Credit Crisis Recent news of the extended federal energy tax credits for renewable energy energized the solar industry. Everything was coming up sunshine! With the more recent events in financial news, some think the sun is setting on solar. The credit crunch makes people think twice before doling [...]
The Road to Solar Home Energy
Friday, October 17th, 2008Home Energy Audit Results According to my energy provider, in our area, air conditioning and heating account for 50% of a home’s energy bill. So it made sense that our home energy auditor first looked at our air conditioning/heating system. He made sure the air conditioning unit was the correct size for our 1700 square [...]
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