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Calculating Your Energy Draw and What To Do When You Find Out What a Home Energy Hog You've Been

There has been much discussion lately regarding “Going Green”, in and around your property and seeking to protect the environment. For years certain equipment that we used regularly had a terrible effect on our environment and have caused damage. One such concern that exists is the large amount of electric that we demand these days. While more items in a property require electricity, the majority of manufacturers are attempting to build goods that don’t use as much electr

With the home building industry in peril, you would think that legislators would come up with immediate solutions to help foster new home construction. And there are now two well known Federal programs regarding housing: one is the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers, and the other is the 30% energy tax credit for a select few components of home remodeling. The $8,000 credit for first time home buyers is a good idea, and seems to have has helped at least a few buyers purchase homes

Non-profits like Green For All are working with federal and state goverments to usher in new "weatherization worker" legislation. Editor's note: our home energy blogger Jim Gunishian sends in his post from the 2009 National Weatherization Training Conference, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tuesday, July 21 There are 3,200 people here for the conference in Indianapolis! This is more than twice as many as the last time. Heard from Gil Sperling, Program Manager for the Department of Energy’s W