Energy Saving Tips

 The cost of living is constantly rising, and many families struggle just to pay the bills. The summer months, which always see a spike in energy usage, put a further strain on family finances. There is no energy-saving plan that will suit all lifestyles, but there are several ways a family can take energy-saving measures that save both money from the monthly budget and emissions from our eroding climate.Read the rest...

You can save quite a bit just by making a few phone calls and asking. A KCRA reporter was able to lower her bills by $318/year. She was able to secure better rates from her cell phone provider, local newspaper delivery, internet service, as well as her cable television bill.  See the details on KCRA's website. Bob Sullivan, from MSNBC, also noted some similar success with getting credit card interest rates lowered. In his article at msnbc.com, he notes one customer was able to shave 5 percent from his bill.Read the rest...

It really doesn't matter what type energy saving appliances you use in your home if you don't do something about the costs associated with the air-conditioning or heating system that you have in your house. In fact, the cost of heating and colling accounts for 50% of your energy bill. In light of this fact, a wise consumer will need to know the facts behind what they can do to save money and reduce the cost to themselves over the years. Along with saving money, a person can also do their part in ‘going green’ to limit the emissions that they put out each year into the atmosphere. It's estimated that each year heating and cooling systems in the US will put out over 140,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide into this ever shrinking bubble in which we live. So, we would like to share with you a few tips on how to reduce the emissions that these parts of life put out and save you money along the way.Read the rest...

Short answer: Absolutely. Danny Parker, a senior scientist at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cape Canaveral, conducted a variety of tests on homes in Florida over a period of several years. In the experiments, he noted a reduction in roof temperature of more than 50 degrees. The savings on energy costs varied from 10 percent to 40 percent. And...all this research is from the late 1990's, but more recent studies confirm the findings as well. So much so that the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, asked Americans to replace roofs with white materials or at least paint their roofs white. Read the rest...