http://www.greenischeap.com Save money while you become more energy efficient. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:02:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK, you probably already know that CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) save lots of watts while delivering comparable brightness, and though they might take some getting used to, you also might have come to expect that they are the future of residential lighting (I explained why LED bulbs are not, ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2007/06/15/cut-your-lighting-costs-in-half/ Your neighbors have solar-powered LED Malibu-type "landscape lights" driven into their front yards. Heck, probably a quarter of the people on your street do. On store shelves from your grocery store to Target, there are a dozen or more types and designs to choose from, and prices sure have ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2007/01/12/led-landscape-lights-solars-out-wired-is-in/ FastCompany published a great article in its Sept. '06 edition about the energy-saving effects of Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFL's). You probably know what they are, but do you realize how far they've come and more importantly, how immense their impact can be? "If every one of 110 million American households bought ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/09/22/lead-the-pack-of-110-million/ Second in our energy analysis series is TiVo (Series 2). According to BusinessWeek, Nielsen (the TV ratings company) says that 11% of U.S. households (or 1.2 million) have a DVR unit. The most popular DVR unit in use today is TiVo. We put two DVR's - The TiVo Series 2 and ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/09/13/operating-costs-tivo-dvr-unit/ So, some sellers on eBay are marketing these new 120v LED light bulbs (which are comprised of a cluster of dozens of individual LED's) for home use. Wow - bright light, only a couple watts, and a bulb that lasts virtually forever - what more could you want? Though expensive ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/09/05/led-bulbs-not-the-future-of-lighting/ First up in a series is this 26 c.f. (cubic foot) side-by-side refrigerator made by Frigidaire. The manufacture's EnergyStar card says that this model should use about 727 kWh per year (using temperature settings from the factory, which weren't changed in our test). Actual usage? Around 876 per year. Hmm. ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/24/study-1-side-by-side-refridgerator/ This site will show you easy ways to reduce your energy consumption for a greener lifestyle. I'll show you how much televisions, lights, refridgerators, computers, TiVos, and more cost to operate... but since it doesn't do any good to explain how much it costs me, we'll need to determine your ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/22/step-1-calculate-your-power-cost/ I’m going to show you great, easy ways to lower your electricity bills on this site. But first, we need to understand what parts of your bill can be lowered before we get into the how to lower it. So, how are we going to find opportunities to cut down our ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/19/meet-kill-a-watt/ What motivates you to do something? Power? Wealth? Serving your family, or just a good challenge? Everyone has their own reasons. What about taking care of the Earth? This could be driven by your morals, your health, or for the benefit of future generations. What if I said that helping the ... http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/18/welcome/