Try Zone Heating and Cooling for Home Comfort

Family members may complain that some rooms in your house are too hot or cold, but it’s likely there’s not a home in the...

4 Steps To Easily Manage Your Energy Efficiency Project Contractor

Once you’ve hired a contractor for your energy efficiency renovation, you need to manage your contractor to ensure quality. Follow the steps below and...

Hydropower: Time-tested Renewable Energy

This is fifth in a series on how electricity is generated. The first (January) was about coal, the second about new nuclear options (June),...

Saving Energy In The Kitchen

Most of us spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Whether you are considering replacing an appliance or simply looking for ways to...

Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

You can’t see, taste or smell carbon monoxide, but it can be deadly. Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a gas that is found whenever...

Wind Energy Is Full Of Wins For Michigan

Michigan farmers, business owners and taxpayers have a lot to gain by embracing wind energy. It offers a drought-resistant cash crop, requires very little...

Keeping Your Pets, Energy Budget Comfortable!

Pet owners often assume their indoor pets want the same level of cooling and heating as the rest of the family. However, most dogs...

Michigan Capitol Goes Green With Geothermal

The Michigan Capitol is going “green and clean” with a new geothermal heating and cooling system. It is projected to be the largest geothermal...

To Buy (Geothermal) Or Not To Buy?

After many years, my geothermal system developed a freon leak in May of this year. The leak was in the worst of all places,...

Clean Power Plan Update

As a result of a Feb. 9 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the State of Michigan has stopped efforts on its development of...

Heirloom Recipes Due by September 1

Share your favorite “Heirloom” recipe with us by September 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s more! To...