Think first about what you have in your home that uses the most electricity. You have large appliances that you use daily, and some have to run all of the time. You can not turn off your refrigerator to save money on electricity, but you can get an energy efficient model. Most appliances made today [...]

Fort Morgan, Colorado has recently begun allowing its customers to hook their renewable energy generation systems up to special city meters, according to an article in the Ft. Morgan Times recently. This is in compliance with a state law enacted in 2008. Until recently, there hadn’t been any demand or need for the new meters [...]

Drying your laundry on a clothesline or wooden clothes drying rack, although not as widely practiced today, was the only method available before the invention of the electric dryer. Modern dryers can be more convenient, but they are energy hogs and can actually damage your favorite clothes. Using a wooden clothes drying rack is a [...]

Decades ago the windmill helped to transform the wilderness areas of the USA by providing energy to pump water to grazing herds of sheep and cattle. little did we now that this is the same technology could be the saving grace for our modern energy needs, wind energy and solar panels in combination can produce [...]

Without energy, modern life would be impossible. However, all of that energy comes at a cost. The environment pays dearly for our energy generation, as do the animals and plants that share this world with us. In addition, energy generation comes at a financial cost to you – constantly mounting electric bills are another hallmark [...]

Small wind turbines are not just projects for enthusiasts, but are a real possibility for the home owner to generate their own energy demands and a little extra to sell back to the utility company. The basics are finding a site that has a regular supply of wind that cannot be affected by trees and [...]

We are all doing our part to go green, and using a wooden clothes drying rack is a great place to start. Everyone knows that a gas or electric dryer is a real energy hog, but most people continue to use then even in the summer months. A wooden clothes drying rack is a simple [...]

Alternative energy is any kind of energy that is not oil or hydrocarbon based. Not all alternative energy is renewable but there are a lot of renewable energy sources we could be using. Some forms of alternative energy are even good for the environment and it’s these renewable energy sources we really need to be [...]