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Editorial: My Apartment in Tokyo
Every time I visit Japan I learn something new, and my most recent trip was no exception. This time I stayed in an apartment, which exposed me to several new energy-related devices. First, what’...
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July/August 2010 Editorial: A Cottage Industry with High Electricity Use
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Can growing marijuana change the way homes use electricity? In rural Humboldt County, in far-northern California, there’s no doubt that it can. Figure 1 tracks average monthly residential electricity use in Humboldt County and ... [continue reading]
May/June 2010 Editorial: Targeting the High Users
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The Hunt for Low-Hanging Fruit [continue reading]
March/April 2010 Editorial: Home Energy Monitors
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Home Energy Monitors, that is, devices that display a home’s energy consumption have been touted as Silicon Valley’s contribution to the national energy conservation effort. A Home Energy Monitor (or HEM) ... [continue reading]
Editorial: LEDs: Avoiding the CFL Debacle
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The lighting efficacies of LEDs have been rising steadily and are poised to overtake CFLs. Fluorescents and CFLs still outshine LEDs with respect to general applications and cost of light, but LEDs are already superior ... [continue reading]
Editorial: Mandatory Retrofits Prior to Sale - Nationwide
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If we accept the national—and local—goals of large reductions in energy use in order to mitigate climate change, how will these be accomplished? One approach is to include the costs ... [continue reading]
Editorial: Home Energy's New Compilation of Articles
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I am pleased to announce the availability of a compilation of Home Energy articles from 2000–2008. It’s available as a CD and costs only $75. These articles capture the state of the art in ... [continue reading]
Brad Brenner
New Residential Energy Star Program Shines Spotlight on Duct Sealing and HVAC Installation
Representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week unveiled their new residential ENERGY STAR program to attendees of the 2016 ...
Lindsay Flickinger
Home Performance Coalition Comments on EPA's Proposed Rule on the Clean Energy Incentive Program
Yesterday, the Home Performance Coalition (HPC) released comments on EPA's Proposed Rule on the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Design ...
