Energy Tips: Cheap to Steep

June 9 2022 The push is on to decarbonize buildings and that means code changes and incentives to move toward carbon- free electric homes accomplished by using heat pumps for: 1) Clothes-drying, 2) Water-heating, and 3) Air-conditioning/heating via either “Air to Air” (Heat from outside air) or “G

Our cheapest form of keeping cool in the summer starts with Sweating. Sweating cools the body down and maintains its operating temperature. Sweating prevents us from overheating and heatstroke. Basic Physics of Water Cooling (Seating): When a liquid changes state by evaporating into gas, the proces

FROM CHEAP TO STEEP by: John Avenson Date: May 2021 TOU = "Time Of Use" = Electricity rates from any power supply company will vary between cheap and expensive, usually during the afternoon and evening. Your life style can have a big impact on TOU and it can be your advantage, or disadvantage. It w

I have/own an array of solar panels that all work perfectly. Some of my panels are on a roof that is no longer a good location for solar panels, and I would like to have them removed. Are there any companies or entities that buy used solar panels?

RESILIENCE: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. This is a wonderful definition for how we want our homes to behave in bad weather and therefore be sustainable with the ultimate power of Mother Nature. The FEBRUARY TEXAS EVENT has shown how vulnerable our homes are in unpr

FROM CHEAP TO STEEP: Controlling the sun’s heat into the house has several options.: John E Avenson avenson1@hotmail.com 1) A roll of HEAT CONTROL MIRROR WINDOW FILM can be purchased very cheap from any Home Improvement store. From my experience, Silver Gray film makes any “Sunny” day seem “C

As utilities move to Time of Use rates that charge more in the weekday afternoons and evenings, you will have more control over your electric bills. Below are some ways you can change your lifestyle to take advantage of these rates. CHEAP COST : The cheapest energy is using NO energy. You can avoi

BY: John E Avenson avenson1@hotmail.com Westminster CO. There are several options available when considering Solar PV (PhotoVoltaics) for your home: HISTORY: Starting January of 2006, Colorado began the huge state rebate program for PV which triggered low prices enabling many folks to invest in PV

Getting it off my chest: Growing up in the 1950s, I observed that society thought they had conquered Mother Nature and could build homes anywhere they wanted with fossil fuel heat used to make up for the deficiencies of poor orientation, construction methods and insulation of homes. Retail stores “

Are you not able to snuggle up in your favorite chair, to read your favorite book because of the cold draft falling on your shoulders? There are two reasons: 1) The interior air is sheeting across the cold glass which makes the air heavy and creates a river of cold air to the bottom of the glass. 2)