Category Archives: Energy Use

How to Save Money on Heating – 10 Ways to Reduce Your Heating Bill

by Josh Champagne Posted on November 28, 2015

We just paid for our first delivery of 100 gallons of heating oil, to the tune of $379. It is a temporary expense, since we hope to convert our 26 year old oil furnace to a gas burning one some … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Use, Lists of Ten, Product Reviews, Save Money | Tagged electricity, gas, heat, heating, natural gas, oil heat, saving, savings, thermostat, ways to save | 3 Comments

Grid Level Battery – TED: Donald Sadoway

by Josh Champagne Posted on May 11, 2012

Science has enabled us to choose to live simply, to reduce our carbon footprint, and to conserve earth’s limited resources effectively. However, science is often driven by opportunistic capitalism and big business and enterprise. Here’s an incredible TED talk by … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Use, Technology | Tagged batteries, energy, energy storage, grid level battery, mit, technology | 27 Comments

High Gas Prices This Summer? Here’s how to Fight Back

by Josh Champagne Posted on March 28, 2012

It happens every summer. Fuel prices climb along side the rising summer temperatures here in the Northern Hemisphere. And, until we all start driving our hydrogen powered cars, our budgets will continue to need an ever expanding slot for gasoline … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Use, Lists of Ten, Simplify | Tagged avoid rush hour, car maintenance, car tuned, cost of gas, fuel economy, fuel savings, gas savings, gasoline, gps, how to save gas, oil change, staycation, tire pressure | 1 Comment

The Story of Stuff… and what to do about it

by Josh Champagne Posted on February 17, 2012

No matter how you slice it, we live in a world of consumerism, waste and foolish PLM or ‘Product Lifecycle Management’. Back in 2007, Annie Leonard and her friends at Free Range Studios decided to do something about this and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Use, Mind Musings | Tagged consumerism, consumption, product lifecycle management, story of stuff | 168 Comments

Net Zero Energy Home

by Josh Champagne Posted on February 1, 2012

The market for net zero energy buildings here in the US is predicted to be worth 690 billion dollars within 8 years. My current home energy costs run about $100 / month, but for some folks, energy consumption in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Use, Technology | 1 Comment

A $100 Incentive to Go ‘Paper-less’

by Josh Champagne Posted on January 27, 2012

I mentioned my natural gas company in a previous post about programmable thermostats. Well, today they emailed me with a big Thank You! for choosing to go paperless. Apparently they are handing out a Benjamin worth of ‘gas credit’ to … Continue reading →

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Programmable Thermostats

by Josh Champagne Posted on January 13, 2012

My wife and I live in a multi-story townhouse built in the 1940’s. During the summer, electricity powers our central AC unit and in the cold winter months, we are kept warm by a four year old high-efficiency, natural gas … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Use, Technology | Tagged air conditioning, energy, energy use, heating, home cooling, home heating, hvac, natural gas, programmable thermostat, thermostat | 19 Comments

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