Energy

I was talking to my neighbor the other day and he was telling me that he is going to have solar panels installed on his rooftop in a few months.  He was, in essence,  ”going solar.”   Solar energy is one of the best resources of sustainable energy that is so easily harvested from the [...]

Now that last Winter has passed and Spring is in the air, it is time to start thinking about how to prepare for next Winter.  You can save on your energy bill and easily reduce your household’s carbon footprint by simply switching to a heat pump to heat your house.
Traditionally, we heat our homes using a gas [...]

There are many energy efficient ways to heat water for your home.  One of the best ways is to change out your existing water heater to a tankless water heater.   Tankless water heaters can be 30% more energy efficient than conventional storage tank water heaters. 
Typically, 2 things happen at home when hot water is needed that [...]

 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 [...]

Are you a job seeker or looking for a career change?   Do you have a drafty house that is costing lots of money to heat up during Winter or to stay cool in the Summer?  If you fall into either of these categories (or both!) then this blog entry is for YOU!
Well, good news [...]

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.  [...]

Tonight I attended SD Forum’s “Green and Clean Evening Series.”   The topic was centered around the Green and Clean Tech opportunities that are arising from the Obama Administration and how they will impact businesses and technology. I came away learning that one of the businesses that will flourish in the future is one that [...]

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.