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Energy measuring brings highs and lows
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 11th May 2009 at 11:27 am
I find energy use and carbon emissions difficult to get my head around. You can’t see them or touch them. A monthly direct debit or quarterly bill are distant from the actual use you make of gas, electricity or oil. However, I’ve found a way to make them more visible. I’ve been measuring my us…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
Pedal power
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 1st December 2009 at 10:46 am
I've written before about how difficult it is to get a grip on energy, and understand how much it takes to do different things. Well, you really find out when you try to power a whole house for 24 hours just using cycle power. Luckily for those of us whose muscles don't feel up to the task,…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency
Feed-in tariff is proving a big success
Posted by David Hunt on 15th November 2010 at 9:01 am
The government's feed-in tariff scheme has already got thousands of people generating their own electricity. When it launched the feed-in tariff scheme in April it was one of a range of policies aimed at inducing people to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. Now, just five months later, an…
Posted in: General, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
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