Kill-A-Watt meter results

This has been an interesting experiment. I discovered that my standby (sometimes called “phantom”) loads are about ten percent of my annual electric usage. I thought I was doing pretty good at keeping this under control, but it looks like I will need to buy some more switched outlet strips. The biggest culprit is the [...]

Insulating the attic, Part II

The long anticipated, eagerly awaited day finally came today. I

Home Energy Usage

src= http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/files/paulthurst41_ESlogo12.gif” alt=”” border=”0″ />There is a good web page that can tell you how much energy you may be loosing compared with other houses your size. It tells you how much money you can save by adding insulation to your attic or basement. This is from the energystar.gov web site:

If you have [...]