Archive for the 'Energy Saving' Category

Low-Flow Showerheads

Adding a low-flow showerhead to your home is an easy way to save energy and conserve resources. Your will save money and reduce your environmental footprint by not only reducing the total amount of water used, but reducing amount of hot water used in your home.
Facts about reducing shower water usage:

Showers account for 22% [...]

The Best CFLs

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) have made dramatic improvements in cost and quality since they were introduced to the market in the 1990s, but still are still seen by many as a compromise - sacrificing light quality for energy savings. So it may be surprising to learn that in a double-blind subjective test by [...]

The Kill-a-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor

The Kill-A-Watt electricity usage monitor lets you plug in any device and see how much energy it is consuming. It is great for plugging an old refrigerator into to determine the exact cost savings of a newer energy-efficient model. Plug a power strip into it to see how much energy your computer and [...]