Summer Energy Efficient Windows — Part 8

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

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Summer Energy Efficient Windows  — Part 8
It’s summer now here in South Texas. Those energy efficient windows are calling my name!
The solar energy coming our way brings heat and lots of it. The aim of energy efficient windows is to keep that solar thermal energy at bay!the cost may be prohibitive, even with [...]

Summer Energy Efficient Windows – Part 4

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Summer Energy Efficient Windows – Part 4
Did you know that air can pass through windows? Solar energy can heat up our Texas air to egg frying temperatures during the summer months. And that hot air can come into our homes!
No window keeps all air out. Air seeps through around window joints and assembly. Really, that’s [...]

Energy Conservation Works

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Energy Conservation Works
Going solar. Sometimes it seems the going is slower than I’d like. But occasionally I get motivation to keep going. Ours is defiantly a “Tortoise and Hare” story.
The most recent encouragement to keep our hare in the race was the arrival of our electric bill.
For eight months now, we’ve had our home on [...]

Building a Solar Home to Lower Energy Bills

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Lower 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 U.S. Green Building Council [...]

Home Energy Price Increase

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Home Energy Price Increases
My home utility bill came in January 2008, with a friendly little note saying that my power cooperative was,
“…ringing in the new year in 2008 by reducing rates…by $0.0015 per kilowatt-hour beginning with bills rendered after January 1.”
Nice!
In May, my energy bill came with a little note attached from the utility cooperative. [...]