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wwaddell on February 26th, 2009

Home energy consumption is one of the main problems people are having in today’s economy. The fact is, we all need electricity to power much of our lives. We want the level of comfort that is provided by today’s electricity. However, most of us also know that the price we pay for that electicity is just too expensive now to just take it for granted.

In the true spirit of inginuity found in humanity, people today are doing what they have always done when faced with something that does not meet their needs in life… they

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Welcome back,

I know it’s been a little longer than I had hoped between articles… but then I was on a “Business Trip” in Vegas and home through the Redwoods.

The trip was spectacular and we had a really great time, but we’re here to talk about what I learned at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas NV that should save me a bundle up front as well as over the years in my new solar home.

Like I said before, there were so many great vendors at the World of Concrete, it took two days and more than 12 hours to see it all and talk to just the few I had time for. You gotta be…

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wwaddell on February 5th, 2009

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wwaddell on February 4th, 2009

Hi Solar Building News reader, This week I’m in Las Vegas, NV at the World of Concrete show to see what’s new in passive solar building materials and what’s going on with green building materials on a commercial level. What a great show and if you aren’t here, your missing out on talking to some [...]

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wwaddell on February 4th, 2009

It is with great enthusiasm I write you to praise you and your company for all you have done for us in our home little more than a month ago. We just got our first SRP bill since your improvements were installed. Our new bill was exactly $100.84 LESS than last month!! That is truly [...]

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wwaddell on January 13th, 2009

I had the Power-Save 1200 installed in January ’08. The first 5 full months of use resulted in a 22% reduction of KWH used from prior year. With the savings on my electric bill, about…

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wwaddell on January 8th, 2009

Been trying to get the next step done on our passive and active solar dream home. Unfortunately, the weather here in Deer Park (just north of Spokand Washington) has not been cooperating.

We have more than 4 feet standing in the fields on our 15 acres and a layer of ice on the roads and driveways. Looks like it will be late Spring or even Early Summer before we get…

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wwaddell on December 31st, 2008

We recently came across an interesting article distributed by the Department of Energy with respect to power factor. The article not only provides a succinct definition of what power factor is but also explains how correcting power factor will decrease your electric bill.

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wwaddell on December 8th, 2008

“Hello, it’s David Pope from San Antonio, TX again. I am emailing you a copy of our electric bill for the 2nd month using my Power-Save 1200. This was a full month running with the Power-Save 1200. We’ve been at this residence for over 12 years and this is the lowest bill we’ve ever had. I am going to let the bill speak for itself…

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wwaddell on December 7th, 2008

We are very pleased with the results (Mr. Herbert Bunch saved over 23%!) and look forward to helping others combat the extremely high cost of electricity that has become the norm across America…

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