How Much Energy Do Your Electric Appliances Use?

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Or How Much Does it Cost to Run Your Home Appliances? There are two (2) separate costs to home electrical appliances. 1.    The purchase price 2.    The daily operating costs Connect your appliances to the Kill A Watt P3 and find how efficient they really are. The appliance’s energy use is measured in kilowatt-hours, which [...]

How to Gain Control of Your Home Energy Consumption

Friday, December 12th, 2008

How to Gain Control of Your Home Energy Consumption The buzzwords these days are green, renewable, sustainable, and carbon footprint. You care about all these, but sometimes your busy life keeps you from making changes. With work, kids, household upkeep, and bills, there just isn’t time to make huge changes. Instead of thinking about all [...]

How to Read an Energy Guide Label

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

How to Read an Energy Guide Label In an earlier post, I shared about how to use a Kill-a-watt meter to determine home much energy your major home appliances are using. This handy electric meter told me my 1996, 18.2 cubit foot GE refrigerator cost me $137 per year to operate. Newer, energy-efficient refrigerators cost [...]

Home Energy Efficiency and Major Appliances

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Home Energy Efficiency and Major Appliances Eventually, I want a net ZEH , a house that produces as much energy as it uses. We are taking the small steps toward that end goal. Our initial goal is to reduce our energy consumption by 25%. For us that means reducing energy use to [...]