Well, avoid the Earth4Energy scams. I see there is one posted here aledray. I expose it here: Your biggest expense is heating (if you are in a northern climate) and perhaps cooling. If you are using the cheapest energy source (e.g. natural gas for heat) then your best option is to add more insulation. Consider a thermal audit using an IR gun. Without a thermal imager, you are blind. Have a look at this: for some examples. A lot of homes, even expensive ones, have shoddy insulation.Next comes domestic hot water. Low flow shower heads with a shut off valve (while soaping up) is the best value.If you still have some 1990 appliances I would dump them. They have come a long way in 19 years and even the cheapest appliance today is more efficient than the best back then. This includes your AC unit.On-demand water heaters will not save you much because the standby losses on a well insulated tank are very small.Things like CF bulbs can save you money, but only if you use them more than an hour a day. Also, in the winter, the heat a regular bulb generates isn't wasted. If you were using electric heat, the cost of running a regular light bulb would be zero in the winter. There are a lot of green products out there that aren't so great once you work out the math.If you want a comprehensive analysis, there is a detailed e-book here that works out the economic value of all the options so that your can prioritize your investments. Hope this helps.
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the screen name etuxlroececetoid' LOVES THIS VIDEO!!! but unfortunately , he's dying of the AIDS virus..and he needs your help. he has lost all his hair, and we're trying to buy him a toupee(seriously!)..he was upset at my ex girlfriend because she told everybody on youtube he has AIDS and lost his hair, and we feel sorry for him and so we made a video in his honor titled Electroexecutoid Has AIDS ..so please watch this video and support him =)
Well, avoid the Earth4Energy scams. I see there is one posted here aledray. I expose it here: Your biggest expense is heating (if you are in a northern climate) and perhaps cooling. If you are using the cheapest energy source (e.g. natural gas for heat) then your best option is to add more insulation. Consider a thermal audit using an IR gun. Without a thermal imager, you are blind. Have a look at this: for some examples. A lot of homes, even expensive ones, have shoddy insulation.Next comes domestic hot water. Low flow shower heads with a shut off valve (while soaping up) is the best value.If you still have some 1990 appliances I would dump them. They have come a long way in 19 years and even the cheapest appliance today is more efficient than the best back then. This includes your AC unit.On-demand water heaters will not save you much because the standby losses on a well insulated tank are very small.Things like CF bulbs can save you money, but only if you use them more than an hour a day. Also, in the winter, the heat a regular bulb generates isn't wasted. If you were using electric heat, the cost of running a regular light bulb would be zero in the winter. There are a lot of green products out there that aren't so great once you work out the math.If you want a comprehensive analysis, there is a detailed e-book here that works out the economic value of all the options so that your can prioritize your investments. Hope this helps.
the screen name etuxlroececetoid' LOVES THIS VIDEO!!! but unfortunately , he's dying of the AIDS virus..and he needs your help. he has lost all his hair, and we're trying to buy him a toupee(seriously!)..he was upset at my ex girlfriend because she told everybody on youtube he has AIDS and lost his hair, and we feel sorry for him and so we made a video in his honor titled Electroexecutoid Has AIDS ..so please watch this video and support him =)