The Energy Wasters Report

The Boston Globe has coined an interesting new term for the energy that gets wasted by all those appliances that are plugged in but not turned on - ‘phantom load.’ The article estimates that 2-8% of a home’s usage is phantom load, at a cost of $450 Million across New England. It also points […]

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CNET is out with a comprehensive survey of how much power the latest big and small screen TVs consumer, both running and in standby mode - and how much that power can cost per year (ranging from $13 to $145 a year for the bigger TVs).

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An ugly thing is watching someone walk smack into a sliding glass door because they though it was open. The second bad thing about them is all their EW, according to Illinois Country Living.

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Great article in Sept. Fast Company about the new improved compact fluorescent blubs and how Wal-Mart and GE and others are starting to push them heavily. Also goes into some detail about how much money Walmart has saved using them in its stores, and why the new-generation bulbs are much better than the earlier ones, […]

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Manchester Metronews has a short piece showing a thermal imaging view of Manchester Town Hall, making it plain where the energy leaks are. Also mentions a British gas site with a cool interactive house where you click and see where the energy pounds go down the drain (one of three pounds spent on energy in […]

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