Did your electric bill hit the roof this month? Take a step back, breathe a little, and try to figure out whether it is “too high” in reality or not.
First, compare the consumption of your current bill with your previous bill. Have you really used that much more? If so, there’s your answer. If not, [...]
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On Monday on NBC, during "Chuck," there was a "green tip" that sounded incredibly useful. The tip said, "40% of home energy is used when appliances are off."Can you believe it?! I had read somewhere before that there is always a trickle of power, but I never realized it was that much! The tip concluded by suggesting using power strips (surge protectors) to keep all your major appliances plugged in. That way, when you're done at night, you can turn them all off.But, you'd have to run out and but a bunch of strips, and their not very eye-appealing in abundance. And some devices need a power trickle to keep their memory of the time. Like those VCR's that you unplug and then have to reset.So I figure you can still get the same benefit of saving around 40% of your normal energy from being wasted by just unplugging something as soon as you're done with it, as long as it doesn't need to stay plugged in for some reason.Maybe future outlets will have a simple button you can press, li
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What if you could log on to your electric company's Web site to find out when power is cheapest so you could can plan your energy use accordingly?That day might not be so far off. In some parts of the country, utilities have already begun to install so-called "smart meters" in people's homes. These devices record your energy use in frequent intervals (
by Brian Wingfield
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What if you could log on to your electric company's Web site to find out when power is cheapest so you could can plan your energy use accordingly?That day might not be so far off. In some parts of the country, utilities have already begun to install so-called "smart meters" in people's homes. These devices record your energy use in frequent intervals (
An Illinois man is fed up with high electric rates, which he says jumped nearly 200% in one month. To show his displeasure, he’s going to pay his bill in pennies. 52,662 of them.
Robert Hancock made arrangements with a local bank to get the coins and mail the money for him, but the postage is going to be a bit steep. In order to make a point, he’s going to spend $50 in postage costs to mail his $526.62 electric bill.
I wonder how happy his neighbors will be when their bills go up again next month because the power company passed on the cost of dealing with over 300 pounds of pennies.
Source: Associated Press
