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Not freezing to death is expensive! SmartMoney offers up its own advice on how to cut heating costs this winter—mostly the usual stuff about shopping around for a supplier, upgrading old equipment, and winter-proofing your house. Also: new insulation may qualify you for a one-time tax credit of $500 if you do it before the end of the year. [SmartMoney]
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10 Things You Can Do To Save Energy This Winter
Consumer Reports' has ten different things you can do to not sweat over your energy bills this coming winter.
Anyone who followed our IDT-Energy debacle will understand why number 10 has a special place in our heart.10. Avoid Energy Scams. Beware of pitches from door-to-door salespeople, unsolicited letters, and phone callers that promise to save consumers big bucks on their heating bill. Alternative power suppliers are unlikely to save consumers much money unless they are using lots of energy.
They also talk about programming your thermostat, sealing cracks, and replacing old windows.Ten Things Consumers Can Do Now to Save Hundreds on Energy Costs [Kansas City infoZine News]
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Utilities With Successful Conservation Campaigns To Collect Government Cash
California utilities may soon unveil new conservation campaigns thanks to an innovative plan unveiled last week by regulators. Under the plan, the Public Utilities Commission will set three-year efficiency targets. Utilities that meet at least 85% of the targets stand to collect rewards of up to $323 million. Utilities that fail to meet 65% of the targets could face penalties worth $500 million.The PUC forecasts that the program would result in $2.4 billion in energy savings before 2008 and would cut about 3.4 million tons of carbon dioxide from California's air.
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Walmart Launches House Brand CFLs
Walmart seems really serious about this whole environmental thing. They'd really appreciate it if you'd buy their new house brand "Great Value" CFL light bulbs. More » -
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Tips For A "Greener" Autumn
LighterFootprint has compiled a list of things you can do during the fall to help lower your impact during the winter. Lowering your impact usually means lowering your energy costs, so it's a good idea to pay attention to these tips even if you hate the planet and want it to melt. More » -
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Save On Utilities By Spending More On Your Home
Saving by spending is not as counterintuitive as it sounds when it comes to home improvements. Though energy-saving improvements can cost more upfront, savings are eventually realized as lower utility bills. Kiplinger put together a nifty list to help determine how long it takes to recoup the extra amount spent on energy-efficient improvements: More » -
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Six Tips To Cool Your Energy Bill
FreeMoneyFinance has six tips to keep your energy bill from overheating this summer: More » -
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Attention: You Cut Your Electric Bill By Almost Half!
Reader Melissa writes in to tell us that using tips from Consumerist and other sites, she cut her (admittedly outrageous) electric bill down to size. Melissa writes: More » -
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GE: We're Totally About To Invent A Better Incandescent Light Bulb In, Like, Several Years
Just days after Australia announced legislation restricting the sale of energy-wasting incandescent light bulbs, GE has issued a press release announcing an "Advancement in Incandescent Technology" that will lead to "New High-Efficiency Lamps." Oh, really. The bulbs, which GE says will be on the market by 2010, will be twice as efficient as current incandescent lamps, and no where near as efficient as current compact fluorescent bulbs. Gee-whiz. From their press release: More » -
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Lazy Winter Energy Saving Tips
You could install aerators, ask your utility company to lock in a year round rate, or replace your furnace filters every month, but that could take a lot of work. More » -
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Walmart Wants You To Use Power-Saving Bulbs
Compact fluorescent light bulbs can save tons of energy and cut your electric bill by significant percentage, but most Americans don't really like them. Our father, an electrician, forced us to adopt these bulbs at an early age, so we're used to them and even buy them ourselves now, but most Americans don't have a miserly father to tell them what to do. Enter Walmart. Walmart? From the New York Times: More » -
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Hidden Cost of DVRs
Reader Mike writes in with a tip we just don't repeat enough. A lot of newer appliances draw as much, or slightly less, power when "off" than when "on." In order to really, truly save electricity you need to plug your DVR/TV/Computer/Whatever in to a power strip and shut the power strip off. More » -
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On-Line Energy Audit Tool for Fanatics
Want a "real" energy audit, but don't want to pay for it? Introducing the Department of Energy's Home Energy Saver! It's a very intense energy simulator that takes into account the shape and square footage of your house, how many windows you have, shade trees, you local climate, the direction your house faces, the age of your appliances...everything! The site then suggests upgrades and calculates how long it will take for energy efficient changes to pay for themselves. Very, very, very cool tool for consumers who already know the basics and want to do more. —MEGHANN MARCO More » -
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Save 50% On Utility Bills
MyMoneyBlog found a great way to save on home energy expenses, The Home Energy Saver online calculator. More »
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