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Experiences in an All-LED Home
As I reported in a previous article in Home Energy, this all started in August 2010, when we discovered that a rat had eaten gaping holes in the outlet hose of our dishwasher. When all the ...
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Second-Generation Rebates: Manufacturer Buy-Downs
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Promoting compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) as an energy-efficient alternative to incandescent lighting is a challenge that has stumped the efficiency industry for years. [continue reading]
Downsizing the CFL
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A new generation of compact fluorescent lamps has emerged, offering advantages that may translate into tens of millions of new retrofit opportunities. [continue reading]
Consumers and Compact Fluorescents
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How do you convince people to abandon "cheap" incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescents lamps (CFLs) which can cost 12-15 times more and offer the "same" results--light? [continue reading]
Understanding Power Quality
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Power quality is a relatively obscure concept, limited mostly to conversations among utility engineers and physicists, but as electronic appliances take over the home, it may become a residential issue as well. [continue reading]
Outdoor Lighting Savings
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There are many small demonstrations of the appreciable savings to be reaped by replacing incandescents with fluorescents. [continue reading]
So Many Sockets, So Little Time
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This year promises to see product standardization finally lending order to the diverse array of compact fluorescent lamps. [continue reading]
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Adventures in Blower Door Testing
When Steve Mann (of Home Energy Services) asks you to come along for the first blower door testing in a ...
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