Tightening your belt?

We are all trying to cut costs where we can. One area that saps a huge part our income is energy costs ... less than needed or your air conditioner more than needed. Dust light fixtures regularly. A heavy ... fixture. Be sure to check the maximum wattage the fixture allows. Replace an incandescent outdoor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 03:32:54

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How to Cut Down Your Home Cooling Cost

Air conditioner may be the most costly appliance in your house. Save a little bit on the monthly energy cost by applying a few of the following ideas: Turn up the thermostat a little bit. If you usually have it set to seventy-two degrees during the summertime, switch to seventy-eight degrees [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:00:07

Ice Energy Heats Up with $33M for Icy Air Conditioning

Ice Energy Heats Up with $33M for Icy Air Conditioning Written by Katie Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted October 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm in Hitlines, ... that has developed an ice-based energy storage and air conditioning system for buildings, will announce ... -efficiency projects to utilities. Ice Energy’s “Ice Bear” air conditioner units are cost [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 04:05:44

How to Save on Cooling Costs

Here are some Consumer Reports tips via Yahoo on how to save on cooling costs this summer. Their list: Use fans more ... an air conditioner in a shady spot could increase its efficiency by up to 10 percent. For people who have central air conditioning, annual energy bills can be cut by about 10 percent by using [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 16:54:42

Tune Hotel’s no frill concept

I wrote about budget hotel Tune Hotel long time ago here and today let me explain what is really meant by Tony’s no frill concept ... to you but at additional charges. So how much these add-ons cost? Air-conditioning: RM4.99+ for five hours and RM9.99+ for 12 hours. Guests are given an air-conditioner remote control with a pre-paid magnetic card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:45:17

Estimate Your Electricity Costs with a Web-Based Calculator

It’s been a couple years since I mentioned Michael Bluejay’s fantastic Saving Electricity site ... consumption in Watts. What you want to know is how much you’re paying to run your air conditioner. Bluejay ... , his site also provides a web-based calculator that can approximate how much that air conditioner [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 20:00:50

Meraki Solar powered Wi-Fi

Meraki, a company whose aim is to ‘bring affordable Internet access to the next billion people’, ... to reduce solar electricity costs Greencore's solar powered air conditioner Flexible solar panel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 12:56:18

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