Estimated saving so far are...
Money invested $551 (Excluding fridge) in 2007
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I manage to have the lowest average daily electric power utilization ever since I move into my home.
31.42 KWH per day in January (40% reduction and $200 saving over last year). Even though the new job keeps me busy I am still continuously makimg minor improvements.
Aaron
Some more CFLs burn out...
So, I sent this out to FEIT and hopefully they will respond.
All the work is still paying off and I actually climbed up into the attic the other day and made some more progress on the radiant barrier while the temps were cooler outside.
Eventually LED bulbs will be even better but, they are still not bright enough for most uses and where they are the costs are still too high.
I also, recently tried to get on a trial for a next generation solar system for my home. So, far no luck but I will keep trying.
Aaron
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Support,
A few months ago I had 4 bulbs that burnt out within a 1 month or so of putting them in. Eventually I got the replacements (I heard an ex-employee lost all the replacement info). It took nearly 3 months to get the last replacements.
I hope your computer system is better now. For some odd reason I have had 6 bulbs burn out in the last 2 or 3 weeks in different places of my home. All of them are 23 watt (100 Watt replacement) CFLs. All were bought and installed in March/April 2007 most were bought at Walgreens and were subsidized by SDGE.
Here are my list of questions?
1) How do I get replacements for each bulb?
2) Are you having a quality problem? Bad batch? I have about 60 of these and between the last bath and this batch I will have had 10 that burnt out well before their expected life span. They are expected to last for 7 years. It has been 7 months.
3) Have you any improved versions of these bulbs that you can replace them with?
Regards,
On the home front progress is slow but steady.
The family is making some progress and I am trying to figure out if I have any more low hanging fruit.
Personally I want to go solar at my home eventually. Then get a plug in electric car therefore not be paying others forever.
Anough I think there is a place for ethanol this article does not.
Shuck The Ethanol And Let Solar Shine
Aaron
FYI, the CFL vendors have honored thier warantees and replaced the 4 bulbs that have burnt our since I started this effort. Alough I just lost another one yesterday in my kitchen.
I am hoping by the time I retire my car that I can buy a plug in hybrid and plug into into my energy self sufficient home (with solar and/or wind).
This is not technology of the distant future it is technology that is available now that needs to be mass produced. Whether the normal user gets 100 MPG (or more or less) that is an 80% reduction of fuel usage in the US if we get to 100 MPG that combine with flex fuel (some ethanol) the US could be energy independent within 20 years if we made up our mind.
FYI the US auto companies walked away from this technology more then once in their history and now they want to slow the fuel standards improvements. I say originally said 45 MPG in five years I think we should say 90 MPG in 10 years as well.
Personally if it means never having an a gas hog like my wife's SUV I am all for it. I lost that fight and keep paying for it at the pump.
Aaron
The temperatures have dropped about 10 degrees over the last week. Last week and the week before was mostly in the mid 90's and this week it is supposed to be the mid 80's. Last month was warmer then the year before even even with the increase in tempature we cut the utilization and the electric bill significantly. I want to cut it more and I need to get into the attic when it is light outside but, not quite so hot. The fans do a lot up there but, they can only drop the temperature as low as the outside temp.
I am still looking for ideas on further home improvements. Please help.
Thanks,
Aaron
If found this link in my e-mail. Cool maybe eventually I can get solar panels cheep enough to all the power I need at home.
Plastic Solar Cells Get a Boost by Doubling Up
I have a lot of roof so a bit less efficiency if the price per watt is cheaper works for me. The only question for me is how much for me to product enough power where I have zero electric bill.
This bothers me. More people to take money and resources away from the goal. Reduced CO2 and energy independence.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/fancy_an_mba.php
Aaron
I hope this brings down the cost of solar panels. I hope it makes money and does well so, more get built. I still want my own so, I don't have to pay and pay again. But, this is a good thing.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/09/solar.california.reut/index.html
Aaron
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