How Much Energy Does it Take to Dry America’s Clothes?

Monday, March 16th, 2009

How Much Energy Does it Take to Dry America’s Clothes? For those of you in energy conservation mode – or would like to be – here’s an interesting information tid-bit from Kilowatt Ours. Question: How much energy does it take to dry Americans clothes per year? Answer:    Eleven (11) power plants worth! Please join me [...]

Home Energy Use Measured in Kilowatt-Hours

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

How Many Kilowatt-Hours Does Your Home Use? Making an informed choice about solar home energy requires knowing how many kilowatt-hours your home uses. Until the recent concern with our environment and energy prices, many have never paid much attention to how many kilowatt-hours their home uses. What is a kilowatt-hour? Electric utility companies measure your [...]