Archive for the 'Green energy' Category

Green energy options in New Jersey (and beyond)

My home and office are powered with green energy from Green Mountain Energy Company. I went with Green Mountain because they were able to give my 100% of my energy. They don’t serve all states. They offer carbon offsets to the ones they don’t serve with green energy.
My green energy breakdown
I’m powered with 100% [...]

Living green tips - start with green energy

Green energy
I’m happy to announce the electric in my home, including the computer this post was written on, is powered by Green Mountain Energy.
How much for green energy?
There is an extra cost for going green, about 2 cents a kilowatt. It’s minimal, and considering the dirty alternatives, I’m happy to pay for it.
Interested in [...]

Wide Screen TV use electricity the way SUV’s guzzle gasoline

In our world where everything is bigger and better and consumes more energy we have another concern. The wide screen TV.
It’s bad enough that we watch the TV for hours on end when there is nothing on. Really, what else is worth watching other than Shark Week? But now every minute we waste in [...]

Vow of lower solar costs attracts venture capital

Will solar be the new Silicon Valley market? Check this out from Yahoo…
Two Silicon Valley solar cell start-ups, both at the brink of delivering more cost-effective technologies to the red-hot solar market, have raised fresh war chests of venture capital.
You can also find out more on Matt Marshall, the author of the Silicon Valley solar [...]