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Helios at Home: Rainwater for Irrigation and Emergencies
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Thursday, September 30, 2010. Rainwater for Irrigation and Emergencies. The device in the photo is the legendary rain barrel of song and story, and it's staging a comeback in conservation circles. Is your water metered? Do you use that water to irrigate vegetable and ornamental plants? Observe safety precautions, please. Keep the lid secured, don't let the kids drink out of it or dance on the cover, and if it freezes in your climate, drain before winter sets in.
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Helios at Home: April 2010
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Friday, April 16, 2010. Beyond Coal: What Future Lies There? Bluntly put, 23% of our national energy consumption. And oil supplies about 37% of our national energy needs per year. Do we have to kill our miners at this rate to keep the coal plants burning? Thursday, April 8, 2010. Photovoltaic Panels and the Deadly Enemy- Shade. During the normal "solar day," reckoned to be between 9 Am and 3 Pm. It's a pretty stiff requirement here in tree-covered New England, and ...
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Helios at Home: New Rebates Make Solar Hot Water Attractive
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Thursday, October 14, 2010. New Rebates Make Solar Hot Water Attractive. Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Helios at Home. Who's in Charge Here? Helios Power and Control. Connecticut Mechanical Contractor leaking semi-classified professional wisdom. View my complete profile. Other Voices, Other Rooms. CT Blue, Politics. Exquisite Images from Diane Holtzworth. Phil's Website of Energy Tips and Resources.
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Helios at Home: December 2009
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Friday, December 18, 2009. Mr Obama Goes to Copenhagen. Uses the photo at left to illustrate the President's speech at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. The President's tone is severe, disappointed, almost grim. Hit the link to see the text of his remarks. His disappointment centers around the many wrenches being thrown into the process of dealing with climate change by both undeveloped and developing countries. This link is to an earlier post on that topic).
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Helios at Home: November 2010
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Monday, November 15, 2010. Green Heating System on a Tight Budget. This week we're retrofitting a very green heating system in a former summer cottage. Unico. High-velocity low volume air duct system, low-mass Biasi. Burner, flat plate high-efficiency heat exchanger for domestic hot water. The overall efficiency of the system should be in the very high 80s, and the best part? Saturday, November 6, 2010. Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Shifts Focus. The good news is that ...
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Helios at Home: Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Shifts Focus
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Saturday, November 6, 2010. Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Shifts Focus. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. A utility-funded quasi-public fund administered by the State of CT, has refocused its funding initiatives away from residential photovoltaic subsidies. Subsidies are also available, at reduced rates, for residential PV installations up to 5,000 watts peak, when installed by "eligible" contractors. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Helios at Home.
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Helios at Home: October 2010
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Saturday, October 30, 2010. Solar Panels not Historic- - Duh. The link accesses a New London Day article. Covering a Ledyard Zoning Commission meeting in which PV panels recently installed on the roofs of Town Hall and the Bill Public Library were described as "ugly" and as having no place in a historic New England Village. May the day never come, but PV naysayers in Ledyard are presumably not ready to return to candles and privies, are they? Few New England historic b...
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Helios at Home: January 2010
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Sunday, January 17, 2010. Two Tribes, One Product, but. What's Up? The carbon footprint of Millstone Nuclear Power Plant is a theoretical zero, or near-zero. Neutrons don't pollute, in the classic sense of emitting carbon dioxide. As long as they don't escape, they do nothing. Someday the spent fuel will become a major economic and political migraine, but for now, Millstone is as green as a witch's bum. Near zero. And other tribes, notably the Campo Kumeyaay near S...
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Helios at Home: Green Heating System on a Tight Budget
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Monday, November 15, 2010. Green Heating System on a Tight Budget. This week we're retrofitting a very green heating system in a former summer cottage. Unico. High-velocity low volume air duct system, low-mass Biasi. Burner, flat plate high-efficiency heat exchanger for domestic hot water. The overall efficiency of the system should be in the very high 80s, and the best part? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Helios at Home. Who's in Charge Here?
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Helios at Home: August 2010
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Energy Issues In Day-to-Day Living. Friday, August 27, 2010. Electric Tankless Water Heater Caveats. We've posted on tankless water heaters before, but an inquiry from a client prompts us to revisit some of our reservations about tankless units. Wonderful idea, of course, good for energy, wish I'd thought of it myself, and all; but do your homework and keep your eyes open. Claims made for tankless heaters are larger than they seem in real life. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
