The top things you can do to start saving real money immediately and easily are:
Replace your top 5 used incandescent light bulbs with compact florescent's.
Look for and fix your household air leaks.
Car pool and reduce trips.
Daily Savings
Unplug un-used stuff - Even If it is off, many things keep using your electricity! .
Close blinds in Summer - Block that Sun, and stay cooler!
Open blinds in Winter - Let in that Warm Sunshine when its cold!
Wash in Cold Water - Modern detergents work just as well in cold water!
Use Ceiling Fans - They make you feel so much cooler!.
Turn off Lights - When you leave the room!
Car Pool - Save gas, pollution, money and wear and tear!
Use Microwave - instead of your oven, whenever possible!
Long Term Changes
Change Light Bulbs - Switch to CFLs or LEDs to save quick and easy
Insulate - Block that too hot or too cool air, and stop that moisture ... keep the comfort in!
Moderate Temperature - Stop your Heat Pump from running all the time.
Ventilate your Attic - Get that Excess summer heat out of your house.
Add Thermal Mass - To interior un-insulated walls.
Add Thermal Mass - For Winter Solar Heat Collection in front of your windows.
Get Dual Flush - Toilets.
Collect Rainwater - For your yard and other non drinking needs.
Get Energy Star Appliances - They use significantly less power.
Renewable Energy Changes
Solar Hot Water - The number one payback for renewable's is solar hot water!
Solar Heat - Reduce your heating bills dramatically!
Solar Electric - The perfect clean energy source.
Micro Hydro - If you have a creek, you have free energy waiting!
Wind - Is your home site windy, and free of tall obstacles?
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American Solar, Inc. manufactures new (patent-protected) solar heating systems. This systems produce heat at lower cost than most fossil fuel, electric, and solar energy sources.
The company, headquartered in Northern Virginia, works with solar installers throughout the country to service its U.S. customers.
American Solar's founder and CEO is John Archibald. Mr. Archibald is recognized as a national expert in the field of energy efficiency, energy savings performance contracting, energy services contracting, and the economic and policy analysis of energy management. He has over 20 years of experience in the private and Federal sectors, in engineering, and project and program management.
He directed the Office of Federal Energy Management Programs within the U.S. Department of Energy from 1996 to 1999. As FEMP Director, he helped agencies of the Federal Government reduce their $8 billion annual energy bill. He also managed programs that evaluated and deployed hundreds of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
Mr. Archibald has worked on programs involving:
engineering analysis,
private sector financing and contracting for energy and energy savings,
GreenBrilliance, headquartered in Virginia, USA, is a vertically integrated, end-to-end alternate energy services provider. Though our subsidiaries GreenBrilliance LLC (USA) and Green Brilliance Energy Private Ltd. we provide clean, renewable solar energy at an affordable pricing. As a solar energy services company we:
