I recently saw the item in the picture above online as a method for using a candle to heat up the room you are in. The product is called the Kandle Heeter and can be found here. There are 2 reasons this product is silly.
Cree has just released their A-type LED bulbs and the every other LED bulb manufacturer just sh*t the bed.
How's that for an intro?
This excellent article titled, "Are smart bulbs the next bright idea in energy efficiency" in Midwest Energy News discusses the future of residential lighting control. Some of the products discussed:
It's been just over 4 years to the day since we put up our first blog post on Mapawatt. Our first short post on Feb. 8, 2009 was titled "Who is Mapawatt for?":
"There are tons of environmental websites out there that offer up great tips and articles about what other people and companies are doing to help the environment and lower their resource consumption. The focus of most of these sites is on what others are doing to be green. Some of their users might even consider themselves “lazy environmentalists”.
The below table compares A19 LED bulbs. A19 bulbs are what most think of when they think of the Edison incandescent light bulb. The key to picking the best light bulb is to ensure it meets your needs for lumen output (the amount of light it produces), aesthetics (how it looks), and color temperature (color of light). All bulbs are LED Energy Star rated:
Power4Patriots says on their title page that they are going to show you a, " 'Weird' trick to slash your power bill and beat Obama's electricity monopoly for good". The narrator, Frank Bates, says he lives outside of Nashville, TN and if Frank is a real person, he does his best to prey on your fears and tries to convince you that President Obama is behind a massive conspiracy with the power companies to raise your power bills.
The following guest post is written by Kristina Ross, Blogger at SaveOnEnergy.com, a site that helps homeowners (and commercial customers) in deregulated energy markets compare rates and options.
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The following guest post is written by the folks over at MyEnergy. They reached out to Mapawatt after we mentioned them at the bottom of our post on OPower.
