Home Energy Savings Series: Creating an Energy Efficient Garden
Spring is a time to ponder what to do with that garden you’ve been thinking about all winter. While it might seem as if saving energy is something you can only do inside your home, savvy gardeners know that energy efficient garden design can help them enjoy the fruits of their labor and energy savings
Home Energy Savings Series: Radiant Floor Heating
With a large part of household budgets devoted to heating, nearly everyone is looking to get the most bang for their energy bucks. The good news is that radiant floor heating might be the answer to your energy cost concerns.
Home Energy Savings Series: Choosing a Space Heater
When the weather cools, you have a couple of basic options: Turn up the thermostat or, depending on the area you’re heating, perhaps holding off on doing that and instead using a space heater. Using energy efficient space heaters to help keep your home cozy starts with choosing the most efficient space heater that best
Home Energy Savings Series: Wall Insulation
If you feel as if your house is never quite as warm as you’d like and you’re not sure why, the answer may lie behind your walls. Inadequate insulation for walls can be a key reason your energy bills are higher than you’d like.
Should I Insulate My Basement?
The basement is often an easy part of the house to ignore. But there are some improvements you can make to better protect and utilize the space.
How to Weatherize Your Home for Winter
The time to weatherize your home for winter is before the winds start to blow and the thermometer drops. But even if you’re late to the game, there are still home weatherization steps you can take to help lower your energy costs and while making your home warmer.
Tankless vs. Traditional Water Heaters | Which is More Energy Efficient?
The average household spends $400-$600 annually heating its water, according to Energy.gov.
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Gas vs. Electric Water Heaters: Which Is More Energy-Efficient?
Other than equipment costs, you might not have thought too much about selecting a water heater. But, to get hot-water heater energy savings, there are some factors to consider before you purchase.
Home Energy Savings Series: Attic Insulation
Understanding attic insulation types and energy savings You might be very aware of your energy expenses in the living areas of your home, but it’s important to pay attention to the attic, too, or all your hard work could, literally, blow out the roof. The Department of Energy estimates that you could shave 10 to
What Does it Cost to Binge Watch Your Favorite TV Show? Take Our Quiz!
Most of us just flip a switch and that’s that. We don’t give much thought to the energy use of appliances.
Are you in a thermostat war over the ideal home temperature?
When it comes to thermostat temperature settings, people fall into one of two overarching categories: those who set the thermostat at one temperature and leave it there and those who don’t. From there, each side usually has a number of often logical and/or emotional reasons why theirs is the ideal thermostat temperature.
