New Year’s Net 50 Energy Challenge Update
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Our latest investments were:
ď‚·Â Shop light conversion: $36
This results in a grand total investment of $1,262.Â
Our utility bills have been paid through the end of 2009 and our total annual savings has climbed to $912.18
Progress: as of end of 2009 vs [...]
January 19, 2010
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How to Save 25% to 30% on Your Electricity Bills.
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// There are hundreds of ways to save electricity, especially if you count all of the weatherization and building envelope improvements that you could employ. With all of those choices, it is hard to know where to start. Here are some simple steps to add to your Home Energy Audit to help you prioritize [...]
October 21, 2009
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Update – Our Net 50 Energy Challenge
Our utility bills have been paid through the end of August and our year to date savings has climbed to $700.67.
Progress: as of end of August 2009 vs 2007
Electricity – 65.6%
Natural Gas – 77.3%
Water – 83.5%
Utility Costs – 73.7%
Savings 2008 – $200.15
Savings 2009 – $700.67
Total Savings – $900.82
October 2, 2009
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Our Net 50 Energy Challenge – Part 3
In step 1 we set our goals: reduce our energy usage by 50% and invest up to $8,200 to accomplish this . In step 2 we investigated the exterior of our house and property.
Now in step 3 we collected information on the Building Envelope and filled in this chart:Â
Building Element
Cavity Insulation 1
Thickness (inches)
Continuous Insulation 1
Thickness [...]
September 29, 2009
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Our Net 50 Energy Challenge – Part 2
In step 1 we set our goals: reduce our energy usage by 50% and invest up to $8,200 to accomplish this.
Here in step 2 we will investigate the exterior of our house and property.
We don’t have a survey of our property, so we have developed one ourselves. We went to our county auditor’s website [...]
September 22, 2009
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Take Five Minutes and Save Some Electricity
 The biggest electricity user in your house is your heating and cooling system. The next biggest single energy user is you refrigerator. However, it may not be performing up to its potential. It’s now time to fix that.
Pull out your vacuum cleaner, remove the grille at the bottom of the front of your refrigerator. Plug [...]
September 8, 2009
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Join Us and Take the Net 50 Energy Challenge
You may have heard about net zero energy homes that are being designed and built today. They are houses give back to “the grid” as much as they take out. “That’s great” you say, “but what about my 60 year old house?” For many houses, it would take tens of thousands if not a [...]
September 1, 2009
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