Category Archives: Energy Efficiency

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Our GeoThermal Install Experience

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Dave

We first considered GeoThermal a few years ago, but we decided to move forward when our 30 year old AC unit broke down last year and we were looking at a $6K expense to replace it we decided the expense … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Home Heating Oil Services

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dave

We recently went through the experience of changing our home heating oil delivery service after 17 years with the same provider – it was an eye opening experience. As a consequence of this change we’ve come to the realization that … Continue reading →

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Improving Home Energy Usage

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave

A few months ago we had an energy audit performed by Next Step Living courtesy of the Mass Save Home Energy Services program. They identified several areas where we could improve including adding an addition layer of insulation in our … Continue reading →

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Green Computing

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Dave

Green Computing – Multifaceted Challenge of Improving Efficiencies Green computing has become a focal topic on many discussion boards these days. There are many articles that focus on CPU scaling and the ability to tailor power consumption of systems to … Continue reading →

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