In case you blinked: a head-snapping look back at the best energy efficiency news from the past week, from Energy Circle and the web. Read the full story
Energy Circle CTO Tom recently installed a WattVision home energy monitor at his house in Massachusetts, and has been pretty impressed with it so far. Here's what it looks like. Read the full story
"With two laptop-loving children and a Jack Russell terrier hemmed in by an electric fence, Peter Troast figured his household used a lot of power. Just how much did not really hit him until the night the family turned off the overhead lights at their home in Maine and began hunting gadgets that glowed in the dark."
-The New York Times
"Energy Circle... a sort-of Consumer Reports for cost-effective energy efficient gadgetry."
-BoingBoing
"A wealth of money-saving products..."
-Backpacker
"Just might inspire you to tune into your energy use and turn off a switch or two."
-Treehugger
"Energy Circle is one of my newfound favorite how-to websites for the green homeowner, offering instructional videos on everything from installing low-flow water fixtures to installing recessed LED ceiling lights."
-Mother Nature Network
"A terrifically useful source of information about home energy improvements... [a] petri dish of empirical and very real-world vetting of building products and methodologies."
-Remodeling Magazine
"Whether you’re looking to start at the bottom and work your way up, or dive head first into becoming the most energy efficient home on your block, Energy Circle has all of the resources you’ll need to get started."
-GreenerIdeal
Can’t get your kids to turn off the lights and close the doors? Would they if you paid them?
-EcoZebra