Google Launches Largest Solar Project

1 comment Read More

With climate change now an ostensible fact to all but the most staunch nay Sayers, and the cost of fossil fuels steadily increasing as their limited availability becomes more readily apparent, people are turning to renewable energy. One particular renewable energy resource that is turning heads and earning almost universal nods of approval as a viable energy alternative is solar power. Thanks to monumental leaps in the cost and efficiency of this...

What’s the Big Deal about an Energy Star Label?

No comments Read More

No matter where you live, energy costs are a major monetary concern, because they keep growing year after year and is one of the costs we seem to always expect to go up. The state of New Jersey has been hit especially hard by this uptick in energy prices and that leaves many people unsure what to do about these exorbitantly high NJ electricity rates. Taking a look at your appliances is a great place to start.                                                   ...

The Move Towards Solar

1 comment Read More

Connecticut has some of the highest energy rates in the country, and the government is acting to change this. One of the most poignant of all the actions that they have taken involves harnessing the power of the sun. Solar power, which was once an inefficient pipe dream, is now one of the best—if not the best—renewable energy solution.                                     ...

How Connecticut Residents can Help Reduce America’s Carbon Footprint—and Save Some Money in the Process

No comments Read More

Thanks to the polarizing weather extremes of Connecticut that causes blazing hot summers and frigid winters, your HVAC system is a necessity. Unfortunately, by taking up nearly half of most people’s total energy consumption, it is an energy sucking necessity that drives your carbon footprint and the cost of already high electric rates in CT through the roof. With the summer fast approaching, it will soon be time to crank up the A/C; to help reduce...

Electricity Rates—Short-Term Outlook

No comments Read More

Electricity is a necessity that everyone is willing to pay for. Without it, just about everything that we take for granted everyday—smartphones, computers, television, lights, ect.—could not work. That, however, doesn’t mean that we don’t worry about how much we’re paying for our electricity. While regulators across the country are working to keep energy rates as low as possible, they are still slated to rise due to a number of economic, market...

Deregulation continues across America

No comments Read More

Monopoly has been a dirty word in the United States since the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. This fact, however, has not prevented the nation’s energy industry from being held down by the weight of power supply monopolies in each state. However, times are changing, deregulation is here and now in full swing in many states. Regulators (and more importantly, consumers) have been keenly aware of the monopolies utilities have operated for decades...

Could Solar energy Take Over?

1 comment Read More

For well over a century, residential and business energy users have been beholden to the power grid—and more importantly, the monolithic entities that control them—for all of their electricity needs. Thanks to the power of the sun, however, this is about to change. The solar power takeover is close at hand, and it will be here faster than you think, and from California to Connecticut, electric suppliers are terrified of the consequences. Why...