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May 2010 Blog Posts (7)

I’ve fallen in Love with My Energy Monitor

The Owl and Alert Me energy monitors have seriously won me over and the Alert Me connected to Google Power Meter (need a Google account!) is AWESOME!

Thanks Brent Going Green!

Its great many of us have chosen to take up this challenge but in all honesty that was probably the easy bit. Over the next six months the real hard work begins if we are really going to make any… Continue

Added by Brent Going Green on May 27, 2010 at 11:30 — 1 Comment

CLIMATE CHANGE: What is it good for?

Before we get down to the Nitty Gritty of reducing our energy consumption by 10%+, a little background to the story so far.

Whether or not we accept that global warming or climate change are natural occurrences; part of natural climatic cycles (possibly exasperated by human activity) or the symptoms of human activity mainly through the destruction of forests and the burning of fossil fuels, there is one…

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Added by Brent Going Green on May 20, 2010 at 8:00 — No Comments

When washing clothes; always read the label

The label on your washing machine that is, because if you don’t you could be doing it all wrong...

Know your cycles

Energy Efficiency ratings for wet appliances are based on test cycles used for each appliance and the test cycles used generally take a long time to complete. Typically a test cycle will consist of a full load at 60° a…

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Added by Brent Going Green on May 12, 2010 at 4:30 — 1 Comment

Could a Power Down Plug help you take control?

Heat: A tell tale sign of energy inefficiency

When computers, TV’s and audio equipment are in operation any parts which slows the flow of electrical currents (transistors, resistors, transformers etc) will give off heat which starts in an interior component like the transistor and is released into the body of the equipment then out the back of a television or top of an amplifier or hard drive. If a… Continue

Added by Brent Going Green on May 11, 2010 at 8:30 — No Comments

Do I need to turn battery chargers off?

Not many years ago, electrical equipment was pretty well fixed in position by a cable with a plug in the wall. Now we expect to carry everything around with us and to be able to use it anywhere, but this needs batteries and batteries need charging, so we have a box full of different sized and shaped chargers and have to keep remembering to charge each device regularly. There are many different types of batteries, but most of them store low voltage DC (direct current) electricity, whereas mains… Continue

Added by Brent Going Green on May 7, 2010 at 8:30 — 1 Comment

Does standby really use that much electricity?

Consumer electronics like hi-fis and TVs are the single biggest energy user within the average UK household and it is growing!

As technology has developed and our lifestyles have changed we increasingly have access to iPods, digital radios, DVD players and much more. An important step we can take towards saving electricity in the home is to take care not to leave all these devices on standby when we are not

using them.

Flicking your…

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Added by Brent Going Green on May 7, 2010 at 2:30 — No Comments

What's all the fuss about low energy light bulbs?

Last up to 15 times longer and save 20% of your energy

That’s the green credentials for switching to low energy light bulbs. Reduce your energy bills and help protect the environment – it couldn’t be simpler

Will it make much of difference?

Low energy light bulbs or… Continue

Added by Brent Going Green on May 6, 2010 at 7:00 — 1 Comment

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