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Solar Electric grows by 40% between 2010 and 2011

By keigel - October 24th, 2011

Renewables Provided 13.41% of Net Electrical Generation During First Seven Months of 2011 : Energy Information Administration, October 14, 2011 http://www.eia.gov/ electricity/monthly According to the latest issue of EIA ' s " Electric…

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Ecohouse helps the Ohio State University Solar Decathlon team achieve success in Washinton DC

By keigel - September 29th, 2011

Ecohouse, traveled to Washington DC on September 16, 2011 to assist the OSU Solar Decathlon Team in making their house as energy efficient as possible.   OSU is one of nineteen teams competing for the top prize. Each team has built a super energy efficient and solar powered…

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Ecohouse has two Solar installation showcased on the Green Energy Ohio Tour

By keigel - September 29th, 2011

For the third year, Solar installations by Ecohouse will be featured on the annual Green Energy Ohio Tour. Last year, the Ohio tour was largest State Solar tour in the US. This year it will be even bigger with more than 260 sites open throughout Ohio. There will be…

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Everything You Need to Know About the Home Star Retrofit Act of 2010.

By keigel - February 1st, 2011

Pending in the Senate is a bill called the Home Star Retrofit Act of 2010, or simply Home Star for short. Sometimes referred to as Cash for Caulkers in street slang, the bill would provide a series of financial incentives for homeowners to increase the energy efficiency of their…

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Energy Efficient Landscaping for Cooling Down.

By keigel - February 1st, 2011

On cold winter days, a ray of sun streaming into your house can be most welcome - a free source of heat. But what about in the summer, when those rays of sun and other, less-evident solar heat, seep into our already too-hot houses and become a costly…

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Is Your Insulation Working? Find Out with an Energy Audit.

By keigel - February 1st, 2011

Winter ' s coming. It ' s already heating season. So how do you save money on heating costs? You ' ve got to own your heat. Simple as that. You ' ve paid for all that warm air already, so it doesn ' t make much sense…

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Upgrade Your Refrigerator, Save Money Twice.

By keigel - February 1st, 2011

One of the biggest energy guzzlers in your home (besides, most likely, your thermal envelope, which lets expensive conditioned air escape through air leaks and poorly insulated walls) is the refrigerator. Upgrading it, believe it or not, can save you a bundle of money in the…

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