Save Money By Conserving Energy
October 28, 2009 by Tucker
For the past forty year, the cost of energy has steadily increased becoming a bigger and bigger part of our monthly budget to the point where it’s actually decreasing our standard of living.
The solution for many homeowners is to install energy savings devices such as solar panels for pool or solar panel heat. And while, it’s true, that these things can decidedly assist you in saving money, you should not overlook the easiest and least costly way of all to cut your energy bills – conservation.
Simply making your home more energy efficient can decrease your energy bills from 20% to 50% and possibly more.
But where to begin? Simply by being aware that it’s It’s the small things that add up to big savings. For example, one small change that can have a dramatic effect on your energy use is to install programmable thermostats in the zones in your home.
One of the biggest electric bills that homeowners pay in the summer time is for air conditioning. And, in most cases, a significant part of the time the air conditioner is on when no one is home. A programmable thermostat can automatically turn off the air conditioning when you leave for work and turn it on automatically just before you get home.
The same dynamic takes place in the winter with heat. It doesn’t make sense to keep the house temperature at 68 degrees when no one is home. Program your thermostat to heat the rooms more when people are actually present and to lower it to 64 degrees, 62 degrees, or whatever you’re comfortable with when no one is there.
Once you put your mind to it, you’ll see that there are a lot more conservation things that you can do as well. But a programmable thermostat, even by itself, will save you lots of money annually.
You can read more about ways to conserve energy from John’s website – www.solarpowerfamily.com.
I like your idea and would love to sponsor your trip but don't have great cash flow to help so I came up with another idea. I custom build and sell energy savings devices motors like well pumps, irrigation pumps and chillers/compressors for cold storage equipment that are important to farms in general. I also work closely with solar contractors because my technology helps make solar more affordable. Possibly you could drop off information (a business card) to the owners if they are interested in reducing their electric bill and reducing their carbon footprint or possibly interested in solar. I could probably arrange a small sponsorship to start with and then if any business comes from it I could supplement the amount. What do you think?
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Daylight Savings Time doesn't seem to save any energy. In many ways, it might encourage more energy use, as people have another hour to start up the car and go out.That's sort one of the reasons I like it. I get more time after work to garden, fish or run errands.Still, having a two-year-old, I see the point Stallion is making. It's a pain getting our son into and out of bed.
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First off I disagree with you over using a dressage saddle to start a horse with. You might have a deeper seat but you have no knee rolls and, should he start to buck then you often need to get out of the seal and hang on with your legs. I always use a GP saddle for starting them with.
I love my dressage saddle and actually hunt my horse in it as it is the only one that really fits him well so, I am not 'anti' dressage saddles.
I have adjustable trees to most of my saddles, they widen and narrow with a key at the pommel so I can adjust for each horse if needs be. That would be the best way for you to go because he will alter shape as he comes into work so what fits him now might not fit him in a couple of months.
************** ADD ON YANKEELU *******************By no knee rolls I mean that they are not forward cut and often with young horses you need to get off their backs to allow them freedom to balance. Dressage saddles do not really allow this.