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Kelly
Syracuse, NY
Whenever I am not home or at bedtime, I have begun unplugging as many things as possible. Since I have been doing this f... read more >

Dane
Fall River, MA
I am 20 years old and I currently live with my Mother. We have an energy star fridge. We have a total of 50 individual... read more >

Joyce
Penfield, PA
Well we are still working on making our home more effiect but so far we find if we use a small propane stove we save on ... read more >

John
Altamonte Springs, FL
Think Outside The Lawn

Trees offer significant benefits to society. It is not wise to under-estimate their benefi... read more >

Julie
Pine Island, MN
We recently purchased an earth sheltered home. We've found that it's much more efficient to heat and cool than our old c... read more >

meghan
Mattawan, MI
At 27 years old I never thought I would sound like my father. You know, the old I had to walk 10 miles to school, up hil... read more >

Dyan
Anniston, AL
We bought an old house (110 yrs) and wanted to start saving energy bills which were roughly $300 mo. We called the elect... read more >

Michelle
League City, TX
Well, we've done a few things. Hubby put window film on all the windows, and made storm screens to filter out sunlight a... read more >

Leslie
Linthicum Heights, MD
Unplug TV's and entertainment equipment while not in use, the Stand by power feature consumes almost as much energy as t... read more >

Keith
Las Vegas, NV
Back in NM I lived far in the woods and power cost was 8 grand to get it to my home. I changed my thoght and got 2 car b... read more >

ann marie mancini
Providence, RI
someone once offered me this helpful hint and i've used it ever since...instead of throwing out your dryer sheet, use it... read more >

vickie
Jackson, NJ
We purchased a 40 year old mobile home about 10 years ago. We had no idea of the pitfalls we'd find.
After a couple o... read more >

David A Camp
Palmyra, IL
I wanted to go with wind power out in the country. Finances were tough but maybe doable in segments. However, the local ... read more >

Daphne
Portland, OR
On Oregons high desert, summers are hot and dry and winter is freezing cold. Desert living presents unique energy challe... read more >

James
Odenton, MD
I have an electric meter that has different rates for different times of the day and all weekend. If you wash clothes or... read more >

Ellex
Pittsburgh, PA
Unfortunately, it often takes spending money to save money. One of my first major purchases after buying a home was a ne... read more >

Christian
Tucson, AZ
I understand the need for energy conservation, because I work for the local power company. Our company strives to make t... read more >

Rochelle Odell
Hemet, CA
I have made a pledge to reduce my energy costs. Because I am income qualified, due to being disabled, I allowed my elect... read more >

Sandra
Lakeland, FL
Everything we tried did not decrease our energy bill to a significant amount until we moved into the smaller guest room ... read more >

Karla
Tucson, AZ
I've learned alot about energy conservation, the frustrations of taking action to conserve energy and the pain that come... read more >

Melvin Hagner
Spring Hill, FL
I am retired and on a fixed income. My family, recently noticed that the electric bill was climbing out of site. We foun... read more >

bob nigrello
East Kingston, NH
To reduce my energy bill in my home I first replaced all the incandescent lamps in the bathrooms, basement and garage wi... read more >

Fred
Big Stone Gap, VA
I placed a shower head that turns water on until it reaches 96 degrees...then it cuts the flow to a trickle until you pu... read more >

Heidi
Sanford, FL
When we moved into this historic 1924 built home with a spa, pool, outdoor lighting, 7-zone sprinkler systems and three ... read more >

Kevin
Edgewood, NM
During the construction of my home I added three operable skylites to the house to relieve hot air during the summer mon... read more >

Kurt
Rockville Centre, NY
I am using solar panels for the following demostrations in schools.
1. Charge cell phones and IPODS
2. Generate Hy... read more >

Sean
Huntley, IL
I bought a new house from Pulte/Del Webb two years ago.

The good new is the house has a high efficiency 90% furna... read more >

shelumiel koehler
Ogden, UT
For the last two years I have become an activist for global warming. I have made my home green by changing light bulbs a... read more >

Nadine
Oldwick, NJ
My husband and I have owned two homes so far. With each move, we have taken steps to lower our energy usage. We converte... read more >

Nancy
Chandler, AZ
Not much of a story ... but, last year, we went to Eugene Oregon to visit my husband's Aunt. We noticed that her car was... read more >

Barbara
Milford, MI
Our company completes energy analysis on commercial and residential buildings. We can find where buildings are losing en... read more >

Donnie
La Porte, TX
Window film can reduce energy costs up to 30%. I recently put window film on my house in Houston Texas and my electric b... read more >

Tammy Benson
Damascus, MD
I am the student gov't. liaison at our elementary school. We are probably the oldest or one of the oldest elementary sch... read more >

Laura
Clermont, FL
We have learned to "live in the moment" by this I mean that we have learned to only turn on power when and where we are,... read more >

Lee
Williamsburg, NM
I am truly amazed that citizens and our legislatures, both satae and national, are so complacent when oil companies admi... read more >

Davyre Duty
Arlington, TX
I have not found a way to lower energy bills, in a leased house. We just received a bill for almost $400.00. If you kn... read more >

Sharon & Bill Van Der Vlist
Humble, TX
We cut our electric bill by using an Xpower EnergySaver. Over the past three months we have saved 581 KWH. Web-site http... read more >

Barry
Brooklyn, NY
I am an environmental educator who is right there with you guys.
I wanted to share my MAD about Global Warming Projec... read more >

susan
Helena, MT
we own an older mobile home and the cost of energy has increased 30% in the last few years in our area
2yrs ago 289pr... read more >

Jonathan
Norwich, VT
I told my mom that driving a little slower on the highway could save her a lot of fuel. She tested it out and a few week... read more >

Kathryn
East Brunswick, NJ
A COOL HOME AT LAST! During the summer the sunlight through windows can crank up the heat to extremely hot temperatures ... read more >

Patricia Brisbin
Cleveland, OH
I was born at the end of the big depression. My Mother and Father were always trying to conserve money and they taught m... read more >

carol
Orchard Park, NY
I've been environmentally conscience for many years now. I keep my thermostat at 64 degrees during the daytime and 59 de... read more >

Andrea
Chattanooga, TN
From watching Oprah I learned about unplugging appliances when not in use. I now practice this especially at home and ha... read more >

Charles A. Utton
Aztec, NM
We had our house built and moved in 2/14/04. Our house is a 1500 sq. feet. We thought we were getting an engery efficent... read more >

Monique
Albuquerque, NM
I am a single mom with two children who purchased our first home in the Sandia Vista neighborhood in the winter of 2005.... read more >

Missy
Saint Louis, MO
I thought my house was relatively weathertight -- I even had someone install a sweep for the bottom of the back door to ... read more >

Scot
Midland, MI
In 1993 my wife and I decided to build a new home. We had all of the usual decisions to make picking out carpets, and co... read more >

Graham Bowkett
Pecos, NM
http://picasaweb.google.com/graham.bowkett/GlenhavenBuildSolar... read more >

Chris
Sacramento, CA
Regarding an earlier posting citing environmental hazards of sounds emitted by fluorescent lighting, CFLs and all lighti... read more >

Linda
Loomis, CA
First we switched to almost all fluorescent bulbs in our home and saved a lot of money. My husband did the same where he... read more >

CG
Acton, ME
18 yrs. ago, we insulated our attic floor with tons of pink fiberglass, also other attic spaces. House is over 200 yrs. ... read more >

Derrick
Houston, TX
Approximately 3 months ago I learned about a new technology called the X Power that proclaimed to save up to 25% on elec... read more >

Lilbon Wiley II
Fresno, CA
while I support energy conservation as much as anyone , I am HIGHLY surprised to see groups / people moving to replace i... read more >

Ken
Houston, TX
Most of the stories I read were really silly. Just turn the darn lites out as you leave the room and all will be OK. Abo... read more >

Mark
Mahomet, IL
In 2003 we installed geothermal heat which cut our heating/cooling power bill by more than 50%. This type of heating sy... read more >

dean hosford
Brewster, MA
I read about a state rep. in CA. that wants to ban incandescent bulbs. the companies that make them should be given tax ... read more >

jerry
South Dartmouth, MA
We had an old fridge that came with the house upon purchase and it worked well. i BOUGHT A NEW one energy star(about $10... read more >

Mark
Leo, IN
We've changed over all of the incandescent lamps in our house to the energy efficient ones, even for our post lights goi... read more >

Derrick
Houston, TX
I started to focus on my water and power bills about three months ago. I inadvertently bumped into a technology that cla... read more >

Sharon
Grand Junction, CO
We recently moved to Colorado from California. We rented a newly constructed home with forced-air heating. The heat ve... read more >

Edith
Orlando, FL
I learn many things about saving energy, water and gas ,bacause in my job we are looking for do the best on it . Now I w... read more >

Caryl Chesney
Desoto, TX
This year I have put weather striping around windows and have neww outside doors that fit tighter. My bill was $500 this... read more >

Robert
Bridgeville, PA
Recently, I changed all the incandescent lights in my house to compact fluorescent lights, and my electric bill went ... read more >

Lori
Custer, SD
I have changed all the lights to compact floruscents. I have installed new Energy Star windows with argon gas, ES waterh... read more >

norma hunt
Wichita Falls, TX
I live in a energy friendly apt. I read my meter daily to alert me of over usage, have heavy window coverings,(metal is ... read more >

Ken Westhassel
Medford, MA
I had changed many of my light bulbs almost a year ago to flourescent, and am pleased with the results. To save on oil c... read more >

Cathy
White Plains, MD
My gripe is about all of the energy that I feel is wasted in the manufacture of individual 8 - 16 ounce bottles for bott... read more >

Beverly
Vicksburg, MS
My husband works with church youth groups each year that help elderly and low-income homeowners make their homes more en... read more >

Phil
Trenton, NJ
I took my old, drafty farmhouse into the 21st century by putting in more insulation, a big solar array on the barn and s... read more >

Nancy Chagares
Naperville, IL
My husband and I have the age old thermostat war in our house. I am constantly cold and he walks around in a t-shirt eve... read more >

Charles
Millersville, MD
I have read all the thermostat/light bulb stories. Since our hot water heater is far from our bathroom, when we take a s... read more >

Fran
Saint Louis, MO
At an energy-savings workshop I received an LED nightlight. I was skeptical but went ahead and put it in my kitchen. N... read more >

Sandra
Lima, OH
My family and I thought about saving energy in our house. We started out by buying a number of fluorescent light bulbs t... read more >

irvin
Conway, AR
I added 3 1/2 batts of fiberglass insulation atound all my attic duct work. There was only 1 in. insulation before I did... read more >

Bruce
Barrington, IL

Your Story: 18 years ago we built our own home, using 6" studs in the exterior walls (with extra wall thickness in th... read more >

Cheryl
Brookline, MA
We bought a hybrid car last year, and every time the gas motor shuts off while I'm sitting in traffic, I smile, thinking... read more >

Marilyn
Arroyo Grande, CA
I am proud to announce the formation of lightsoff.org. I was speaking with an energy expert who told me that a significa... read more >

Sally
Rogers, AR
We built our energy efficient home 14 years ago before it was the rage and before generous rebates or t... read more >

Bob
Rogers, AR
We built our energy efficient home 14 years ago before it was the rage and before generous rebates or tax credi... read more >

Bob
Rogers, AR
We built our energy efficient home 14 years ago before it was the rage and before generous rebates or tax credits. With ... read more >

Edward
Sarasota, FL
I'm the founder of Winsulator Corp.Winsulators are interior storm windows that currently installed in The City of Charle... read more >

Vince
Louisville, KY
I am a homebuilder in Louisville, Ky. and I have been building ENERGY STAR homes since 1999 and our customers absolutely... read more >

Rolland
Louisville, KY
I am a homebuilder in Louisville, Ky. and I have been building ENERGY STAR homes since 1999 and our customers absolutely... read more >

Holly
Louisville, KY
I am a homebuilder in Louisville, Ky. and I have been building ENERGY STAR homes since 1999 and our cus... read more >