Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Did you turn your clocks back this morning? It is that time of year where we
gain back that hour we lost last spring! A true sign that winter is a coming.
Today is the change the clocks day on everything you have. Fortunately, most
computers do it for you. The clocks in cars, vcrs (should you still have one),
wall clocks, etc. have you visiting them for the change. Replacing batteries.
The only states that do not participate in daylight savings time is Hawaii and (more…)
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy says you are paying about $100.00 a year for nothing and the EPA estimates that this nothing consumes $4 billion worth of power each year. Equivalent to the power generated by 12 power plants.
This energy Black Hole is the total of all those appliances that still draw power even when the power buttons are switched “off”. The average house hold has between 20-25 of these appliances that have electronic controls or smart features that still pull energy while “playing possum.” (more…)
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