Comments on: What Does Your Power Company Offer Regarding CFLs and Other Initiatives? http://www.home-ec101.com/what-does-your-power-company-offer-regarding-cfls-and-other-initiatives/ Real skills for real people with real lives. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:14:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: wendy http://www.home-ec101.com/what-does-your-power-company-offer-regarding-cfls-and-other-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-40748 wendy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:42:56 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=1120#comment-40748 In New Jersey, PSE&G came out to our house to do an audit. They changed our light bulbs in five rooms, caulked with silacone around all the windows the outside sill where the concrete meets the wood, and around the duct work in the basement: the seams:, they also put in these insullating foam forms inside the outlets and light switches. I cannot believe the difference that those little foam forms make. Without them you can feel the cold air coming in the electrical outlet. This they did for free. In New Jersey, PSE&G came out to our house to do an audit. They changed our light bulbs in five rooms, caulked with silacone around all the windows the outside sill where the concrete meets the wood, and around the duct work in the basement: the seams:, they also put in these insullating foam forms inside the outlets and light switches. I cannot believe the difference that those little foam forms make. Without them you can feel the cold air coming in the electrical outlet. This they did for free.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.home-ec101.com/what-does-your-power-company-offer-regarding-cfls-and-other-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-15443 Jenn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:46:43 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=1120#comment-15443 In Lexington, KY last year I had an energy audit, I think through Kentucky Utilities. It cost $15 and I received 4 CFL bulbs, a low flow shower head, sink faucet aerators for all sinks, a blanket for the water heater and insulation to block the chimney. Heckuvadeal! BTW, there was much work to be done and I asked the auditor to prioritize the list based on what would provide the best return on investment. So I also got a prioritized list of things to improve the energy efficiency of my home. In Lexington, KY last year I had an energy audit, I think through Kentucky Utilities. It cost $15 and I received 4 CFL bulbs, a low flow shower head, sink faucet aerators for all sinks, a blanket for the water heater and insulation to block the chimney. Heckuvadeal!

BTW, there was much work to be done and I asked the auditor to prioritize the list based on what would provide the best return on investment. So I also got a prioritized list of things to improve the energy efficiency of my home.

]]> By: Brushstrokes http://www.home-ec101.com/what-does-your-power-company-offer-regarding-cfls-and-other-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-15437 Brushstrokes Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:48:28 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=1120#comment-15437 In Iowa, if you have MidAmerican Energy and complete an online audit, they will mail you one CFL. In Iowa, if you have MidAmerican Energy and complete an online audit, they will mail you one CFL.

]]> By: Mamasteff http://www.home-ec101.com/what-does-your-power-company-offer-regarding-cfls-and-other-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-15436 Mamasteff Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:59:55 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=1120#comment-15436 I don't have a blog but would like to share... southern california edison offers you a $50 check to come pick up your old, energy inefficient, working refrigerator. If you email me we can set it up so I can get a $20 gift card for referring you! I don’t have a blog but would like to share… southern california edison offers you a $50 check to come pick up your old, energy inefficient, working refrigerator. If you email me we can set it up so I can get a $20 gift card for referring you!

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