The key to lowering energy costs is to use as electricity as efficiently as possible. This is not a news flash; however, most people have no idea of all the different ways they may be wasting energy in their homes. ...
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“Old-Fashioned” Energy Storage
Tapping into power is one thing, but sustaining the energy and using it full time is quite another. Regardless of the type of energy source you use (ideally more than one in conjunction with each other to create a genuinely ...
Read More »Fluorescent Lights versus LED: The Great Showdown
Energy efficiency is a money-saver for everyone, and for off-the-gridders, it is a fundamental principle of sensible and sustainable living. No stone should be left unturned by preppers, survivalists, and homesteaders who need to preserve every last watt of electricity ...
Read More »The Health Benefits of Flavored Water
Water doesn’t always taste good. It may be a bit brackish or have picked up a plastic or metal flavor from the container where it was stored. The water is still good, but your taste buds aren’t interested. Rather than ...
Read More »What To Do When Oil Hits $250
Threats of oil heading for $250 or more per barrel have consumers rightfully scared. Gas prices nationwide are already flirting with record highs, and the national average price per gallon is expected to be $4 or more by June. With ...
Read More »Save Money With New Natural Gas Powered Cars
The high cost of gasoline is not just a problem for each of us as individuals; it is a problem for our society as a whole. The entire economy, both nationally and internationally, has become so dependent on fossil fuel-based ...
Read More »Building a Battery Bank for Your Off-Grid Energy Needs
Solar and wind energy can be as fickle as the weather they depend upon. Therefore, anyone hoping to escape from the grid by turning to these renewable forms of energy must have good storage systems set up to supply all ...
Read More »On the Sun’s Grid: The Principles of Passive Solar Heating and Cooling
The sun is truly an eternal presence in our sky, its tides of life-giving heat and light washing across the surface of our small blue planet each and every day. Starlight literally permeates every fiber of our beings, and without ...
Read More »Preparing For Energy Shortfalls: How To Harness Hydropower
The search for home energy alternatives has been heating up in recent years, thanks to high utility costs, undependable service, and a general desire to return to a more authentic and sustainable style of living. This has helped stimulate mini-booms ...
Read More »4 Energy Sources for Off-the-Grid Living
Producing your own energy resources is a major part of being able to live completely off the grid. With off the grid living you must be able to have a system that not only can create the energy but can ...
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