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Invest in LED Lighting to Save Money
There are only so many cuts you can make in your budget, and only so many things you can do without. What happens when you are managing without all the things that you realistically can go without, but the ins still do not match the outs?
CFL Light Bulbs - Electricity Analysis
Most of us believe that compact fluorescent light bulbs save electricity. As I looked for further ways to save electricity in our apartment (having exhausted all the obvious suggestions) I noticed that there were a number of non-standard size bulbs (twelve to be exact - "the dirty dozen") that had not been replaced.
Control Your Lights With a Sensor
One of the first energy saving devices I installed in my town-home when we moved in last year was an occupancy sensor for my kitchen lights. The model was from Leviton and can be seen here. The concept is extremely simple. When my Wife or I enters the kitchen the light comes on. When we leave the kitchen the lights go off (after a minute or two).
Using a CFL in a Warm Climate
Each week I receive a number of comments or emails that strongly disagrees with something I have written. I have no issue with this at all. We live in a society of free speech and I really do encourage all reasoned opinion, no matter how different it may be. I find it a little upsetting when the comments posted say more about my character than what I have written, but I accept that this has become a common practice today!