Everyday some new concepts related to energy conservation come up.  This time I ran into a solar window blind  system.  Well, initially the idea kind of raised eyebrows but it also makes some sense.  All houses and businesses have  windows and many of them have blinds to filter or block out light during the day. [...]

Now that Spring has officially arrived there are a few things we can do to continue conserving energy that won’t cost a dime.
1.  Shut off your furnace’s pilot flame.  You can save an average of $5/month by shutting off your furnace’s pilot light.  Instead of letting the flame burn in stand-by mode for the next [...]

At this year’s Greener Gadgets conference, hosted in New York by the Consumer Electronics Association, some new cleantech concepts and devices were introduced.  A big hit seems to be the Tweet-a-Watt (by Phillip Torrone) which is an energy monitor that integrates a ZigBee wireless data module and links to Twitter.
How does it work?
Well, the new energy [...]

Today, Google announced its new Google PowerMeter. Although still in prototype mode, when ready it will receive information from utility smart meters, such as the one we provide at PG&E [see picture], and energy management devices.  Anyone who signs up with Google will get access to her home electricity consumption right on her iGoogle homepage.  [...]

When people come to our energy company, they often are frustrated and puzzled about why their energy bills are so high. They just can’t seem to find a satisfactory explanation when analyzing their bill. There are many factors or a combination of them that can be the culprit of a high energy bill. In our findings, here are some that seem to come up the most often. It’s a good idea to keep these in mind for next year’s effort to conserve energy and decrease your energy bill.