Tag: "Energy Conservation"

Reverse Your Ceiling Fan to Save Energy in Winter

Reverse Your Ceiling Fan to Save Energy in Winter

This weekend it’s time to fall back for Daylight Savings. When you turn back your clocks, it’s the perfect time to turn back your ceiling fans, too. You can save energy and money on heating by reversing the motion of your ceiling fan to run in a clockwise direction, rather than a counter-clockwise one.
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Demand Response Programs Balance Energy Usage

Demand Response Programs Balance Energy Usage

Demand response programs are designed to manage energy during peak demand times. These types of programs are growing in popularity because they allow companies to manage the energy loads at each of its stores, both individually and collectively. These programs can address energy demands and controls for each location or by each device. Its a way to better dictate your energy usage based on demand conditions. These types of automated controls are energy savers that result in reduced energy costs.

A Guide to Hydro-Power

A Guide to Hydro-Power

Hydro-power has been used for a variety of functions over the years. It was used in flour mills, where water-wheels turn a shaft, that ground the flour, and even in irrigation system thousands of years ago. These days, it has a more prominent role as a renewable source of energy.

Does The Efficient Planet Guide Really Work?

Does The Efficient Planet Guide Really Work?

The Efficient Planet guide is not just one book, it’s 3! With 71 pages on how to build a home solar power system, 51 pages on how to build a home wind turbine, and another 50 pages on how to enjoy efficient living at home, this is one comprehensive set of instructions!