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Avista, Kootenai customers can save energy, dollars (Coeur d’Alene Press)

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

COEUR d’ALENE — Avista and Kootenai Electric Cooperative customers considering home improvement projects can leverage rebates offered by the utility with possible federal energy tax credits to save on energy efficiency improvements which can help reduce their monthly energy use.

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Transitional House moves into new stage of energy use (Greeley Tribune)

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

A $20,000 grant and the help of a local, nonprofit energy organization have reduced The Greeley Transitional House’s energy footprint in a matter of months.

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Go Tankless?

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Tankless water heaters are getting a lot of buzz these days. After all, they can reduce a household’s water-heating energy use by 20-50%. And that’s no chump change: Water heating counts for about a third of a house’s total energy usage. Instead of chewing up power to keep 30 gallons of water hot all day (or 50, or 80, depending on the size of your tank), tankless heaters only warm up water when you need it. And since they work on demand, you can run shower after shower and never worry abo

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Cut energy use, boost savings (Orlando Sentinel)

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Saving energy can save you money — and it’s not that hard to do. Simply changing the way you drive or switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs at home can make a noticeable dent in your gas and utility bills.

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An Easy Way to Save Energy: How to Insulate Your Hot Water Heater and Pipes

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

While on the hunt for ways to reduce The Condo’s energy use, I did some poking around in my utility room. I found a big energy hog – my hot water heater.Sure, I keep my hot water heater set at 120 degrees (F.) Set any higher and a hot water heater uses a lot more energy to heat water than I care to pay for and is a scalding risk. Set any lower and harmful bacteria can grow inside the hot water tank. That’s something you do not want.As like everything else that came with The Condo, the hot water

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