Comments On - 8 Tips to Energy Efficiency

I follow the suggestion about HVAC, I'm ripe for a replacement. I think my system is a good 30-35 years old.

Dante, Hyde Park, MA
Posted: 6/5/2013 7:36:31 PM

Good article. Reading about the walls breathing was a new one for me. I'll have to try that.

Lori, Pueblo, CO
Posted: 5/17/2013 5:42:10 AM

Good to know

Annie, Houston, TX
Posted: 3/24/2013 8:42:26 AM

I try and do most of this already

Jeremy, Le Mars, IA
Posted: 3/20/2013 8:14:26 AM

Good tips! Thank you.

Chuck, Reno, NV
Posted: 12/23/2011 12:52:34 AM

We're so fortunate to have recently moved into a home with excellent natural lighting. We don't have to turn the lights on until just before dusk, upstairs *or* downstairs. I've already seen how that has reduced our electric bill. And thankfully, low flow toilets and shower heads were already installed. Also already here were the compact florescent blubs and halogen bulbs in all permanent fixtures. Awesome.

Kim, Lancaster, CA
Posted: 8/5/2011 10:41:19 AM

Great idea to add home maintenance to saving energy ideas. The two should go together. Think about saving energy everytime you do home maintenance. One of the best ways to lower your power bill is to do more maintenance, get your home on a maintenance schedule.
I would add solar light tubes to the "Light it Naturally" section. I find them very effective at getting natural light where a window can't reach.
Thanks again for the well thought out list of energy saving items.

Don, Grand Ronde, OR
Posted: 5/11/2011 10:37:11 PM