Energy efficiency is defined as using less energy — and therefore paying less money — to achieve the same level of comfort in your home. These days, that means using technology and changing your behavior to use electricity and water more efficiently and, as a result, lowering your monthly...
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According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a new solar energy system was installed every 75 seconds in 2020. Currently, 18.6 million homes use solar power, which is around 3% of the country’s total energy usage. That’s a huge step up from previous years; and if this pace...
What is fracking and how has it turned the energy production industry on its head? Although the word is occasionally used as a mild expletive, fracking is the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into deep, underground rocks and boreholes (narrow shafts bored in the ground, either vertically...
Nowadays, it seems you can’t go through a day without hearing phrases like “clean energy,” “renewables,” “carbon offsets,” “zero emissions,” and “carbon footprint”—and for good reason.Climate change is real; it can lead to a variety of disastrous consequences from global temperatures and sea levels rising to ocean acidification and...
byJust Energy|Energy Efficiency,Save on Energy Wondering how to save on yourelectric bill? You’re not alone. As of 2019, the average U.S. residential electric consumer used10,649 kilowatt-hours annuallyor 877 kilowatt-hours per month. The average price per kilowatt-hour in the country ranges from 7.71 cents to 28.72 cents, with a nationwide...