Balancing Temps in a Two-Story Home
Even with the newest heat pump systems there can still be problems keeping all the rooms in your home comfortable. Someone is always too...
Cyber Security Patrols
Electric co-ops enhance efforts to protect their members’ personal data and the reliability and security of their electric distribution systems.
Your home probably has several...
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...
Challenges of ‘Greening the Future’
Your home’s electricity comes from one of two sources: fossil fuels and renewables. Electric co-ops, public power districts, and public utility districts balance these...
The Way of the Lotus
New protective coatings developed for power lines may guard your cell phone, too.
Imagine dropping your cell phone into a swimming pool—and then, after a...
Energy Assistance Programs
Winter Protection Plan
Contact: Your Local Utility Company
The Winter Protection Plan (WPP) protects enrolled seniors and low-income customers from service shut-offs and high utility bill...
Biomass Fuels Renewable Energy
This is fifth in a series on how electricity is generated. The others covered clean-coal technology, nuclear, wind power and natural gas. Watch future...
When Do Appliance Upgrades Make Sense?
For major appliances, comparing the EnergyGuide label is the best way to find the cost of using them. Based on the purchase price, you...
Improve Home Comfort By Choosing Materials Carefully
If you’re looking to improve your home’s comfort, consider increasing its thermal mass. Increasing thermal mass means having the house structure and interior objects...
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,...
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!
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