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Do It Yourself Solar Power Cuts Down On Your Electricity Bill

I don’t know about you – but I’ve always been tempted by the solar and wind systems that cost in the neighborhood of $20,000 to $40,000. But at that price, you could buy a small starter home in some cities nowadays. Who can afford to pay that for Solar Power nowadays? Well – innovation and reduction in solar panel prices are combining to bring exciting changes to the industry – and there’s a new product in town!

So if you’re always been wanting to “go green”, help the environment and save money on your electricity bill at the same time, … Continue Reading


Energy Savings Ideas From The Utility Company

You know those coupon packets you get in the mail that have offers for carpet cleaning, orange trees, and a myriad of unrelated things. Its interesting to go through them and see what you find. I was surprised to find two ads from the utility company that gave some ideas about saving money.

The first idea on how to save on electricity was to get rid of your 2nd fridge (no not the 1st one – you’ll need that).

So ComEd – came has an appliance recycling program that provided the following information:

*A typical 2nd refrigerator is usually an older version … Continue Reading