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Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog
I normally would not put up a rant against alternative forms of energy which I believe are the energies of the future. But I love how they all make the same mistake. We as a society must use the CHEAPEST forms of energy. Yet we as a society get to SAY wha...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 days 15 hours ago.
So in the Illinois case an INSULATOR fell off a transformer and shut down the plant. This is a little bit more than a missed inspection. This is more like they ignore the problem until it broke. Not very encouraging if you ask me. In the case of the Calif...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 days 11 hours ago.
I am not as funny as Ray Lytle but the Springfield City Council was on a roll with CWLP last night when they tried to ask for a WHOPPING 9.3% increase in the rates they charge their electric customers. First they blamed the spot market, then they blamed t...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 4 days 14 hours ago.
That’s right the OIL SPILL in the Gulf of Mexico was not their fault. You know what Between the remediation they have done and a court of law they maybe right. Which is maybe more disgusting. The well was theirs, there is no doubt about that but ...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 5 days 14 hours ago.
I know I said I was done with the residential housing market last Friday. I was talking to Bob Croteau about which side of the insulation the vapor barrier should be in this area if you are insulating a basement and he mentioned this in passing. By the wa...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 1 day ago.
Before I post that however let me thank: Roger @ Ray’s TV 625 West Beecher ST Jacksonville IL 62650 tel – 243-3051 email pegasus2112@frontier.com He fixed my computer for next to nothing and I am here today because of it. (no boos or hisse...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 2 days ago.
http://www.green-energy-efficient-homes.com/energy-efficient-basement.html Exterior wall insulation inside the walls Insulating outside your exterior walls is often too expensive or impractical in existing homes. You can insulate the inside of your baseme...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 3 days ago.
People traditionally do not think of their car or other forms of personal transportation as part of their residential energy package but I think it only makes sense. In between gas and insurance along or electricity now, they can be some of the most expen...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 4 days ago.
If you are a home owner and you are still using the crappy disposable HVAC filters please stop. They are inefficient and expensive. For the price of 2 boxes of those filters you can buy a single washable filter that will save you a bunch of money on filte...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 5 days ago.
When I start in on equipment appliance maintenance as part of residential energy conservation, people start to lose interest and want to talk about the sexier things like new windows. Did you know that there are 15,000 house fires a year caused by dryer...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
Every once in awhile it does not hurt to remind people why we do this. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2011-temps.html NASA Finds 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year on Record 01.19.12 The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest sin...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 2 days ago.
It is a pain in the behind to cut blow holes in walls to blow in insulation. It is also tricky to work around windows and other internal factors like headers and footers,but if you are not tearing out the interior walls and are environmentally concerned, ...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 3 days ago.
Tomorrow I will do real energy efficient doors. Today though this is an old timey way to help the door out and 19 other standard “cut your bills” list. http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/winterize-home-tips-energy-461008 19 Easy H...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 4 days ago.
Yes this post includes a company from Vermont which is a long way from Illinois. I tried to find someone who does this work in Illinois without much success. I am sure that they are out there and if you call these people they maybe able to send you in the...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 5 days ago.
Normally I just post a speech by Martin or put up a tribute of some type. I saw this article in the Bangkok Post and I thought Martin would approve so: http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/275315/saving-energy-means-saving-money-as-well-as-saving...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 1 day ago.
You wonder why I go on about all the things you can do in your house to save power. Well the following article tells the whole story. As I said this a joke and the joke is on you. They will never get to the “smart” meters and once they do, so ...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 2 days ago.
Many times I use a particular company’s website and text to highlight advances in the industry, or as an example of new technology or even just because I have never been to their site before. However, UNLESS I say I have used their services OR if I ...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 3 days ago.
Not much to say about this. Just a pretty nifty idea. I am going to put up a couple of the central paragraphs. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100621071943.htm New Air Conditioning System Has Potential to Slash Energy Usage by Up to 90 Percen...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 4 days ago.
It is true. I could not find any computer place in Springfield that would fix my computer for under 150 $$$ so I am off to J’ville to get it fixed. That is a round trip of 70 miles. There goes my energy conservation for the week. :} More tomorrow. :...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 5 days ago.
We have been meditating on improving your residences energy efficiency, inlcuding new windows and new roofs. If you live in a colder environment one of the most important things to do is improve your heat source. We will talk about solar, electric, and ge...
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