Energy Efficiency- Page 15 of 22
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The Energy-Efficiency Pyramid
Modeled on the ‘food pyramid,’ the conservation pyramid is a guide for energy retrofit work
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Top Ten News Stories of the Decade
I’ve selected the most important energy-efficiency news story for each of the last ten years
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New Year’s Resolutions
10 Ways to save energy in 2010
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When Customers Challenge the Wisdom of Smart Meters
They’re intended to help consumers save money and make servicing accounts easier for utilities, but not all customers are happy with the devices’ performance and cost
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Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Green products can’t guarantee low energy bills
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Government and Private Projects Tackle Smart-Grid and Deep-Retrofit Concepts
Oak Ridge National Lab digs into deep-retrofit analysis, the DOE announces funding for smart-grid research, and an MIT professor tackles energy storage
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California’s Efficiency Standards Applied to TVs
New rules don’t affect current retail inventory or TVs already in homes, but will take effect by 2011
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Drying Clothes With Less Energy
Last week, we took a look at how to save energy and water with clothes washing. This week we’ll turn our attention to drying, which accounts for approximately 6% of…
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Ten Ways to Improve a New Home
To keep future energy bills low, remember these ten key points
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Energy Efficiency as a Function of Peer Pressure
What you don’t know about your neighbors’ energy usage can cost you