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Solar Energy Monitor Goes Wireless
One of the things many hybrid car drivers like is the monitor on their dashboard that show how many MPG they’re getting at that moment and averaging over time. In fact, this monitor may actually help...
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Be your own energy police
The energy police are here. That’s me, for precisely three days a month… the three days immediately following the receipt of my gas and electricity bill. I play the role of water police on a different...
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Is it time to replace that air-conditioner?
Scorching in the Central Valley again this week. And with Calironia’s get-it-while-it lasts appliance rebates that Kathryn just mentioned, here’s a question we’re getting frequently. And it’s...
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Energy Star…a good starting point, but not the gold standard it once was.
While we’re on the topic of certification and the like, let’s talk about Energy Star. The Energy Star program is a joint venture of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of...
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Check out this smart grid video
A few weeks ago, Kathryn wrote about her smart meter on the way it helps her impact the energy use in her own home. Well, smart meters are but one piece of the overall smart grid concept. Watch this...
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Energy-efficiency and “green” at the Consumer Electronics Show
Like most of you, I did not attend CES last week. But I did scour the reports, blogs, and tweets for news of what might be coming down the pike from a green or energy-efficiency perspective. And this...
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Lights, Vampires and Holiday Wishes!
nbc chicago image Maybe you’ve seen this already, its’ been floating around the web, but I Love this picture. Some of us go for broke when it comes to holiday decoration. I’m only lightly (sorry)...
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What’s all the hubbub about the “green button”?
The White House announced that PG&E, and San Diego Gas & Electric have launched the “green button”, an online tool that allows customers to download their own energy data. [Watch California...
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In home electric monitoring, Real Time Data and Age Old Adages
By U.S. Air Force photo by Edward Aspera Jr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsNYT reported last month that although there are some early adopters of monitors of electric use in our homes, it is...
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Is It Getting Smart in Here or Is It Just Me?
It used to be that thermostats sat on the wall waiting to be turned. It was a very manual affair. A simple dial to turn or lever to push and if you left the house and forgot to change it, you kept it...
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