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It is 2026 and incandescent is still better than LED

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making the best of electric heat

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20 ways to REALLY reduce your summer utility bills

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I wanna hear from the Western Drought-Stricken Permies

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Cool the person not the space: methods of doing it

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electric kettle vs stove top

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how to cut 90% off your electric heat bill in 2025 - with microheaters

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neutralizing my carbon footprint

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Composter heating

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CFL brightness and longevity claims

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What heat to use when supply chains break down?

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Seasonal Insulation for Windows?

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Steps we have taken lately to SAVE THE WORLD

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Hot, sunny climate with little insulation and AC unit on the roof. How can we permie this?

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Why Medieval Blanket Systems Worked At -40°F While Your 300$ Bedding Fails

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31 ways to save on winter heating for $30 or less

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Non-Electric Air Conditioner made from Coke Bottles

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Tank or tankless water heaters - what's better?

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how to REALLY save energy this winter

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Living with no AC

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spiffy: use a clothesline and/or a clothes drying rack

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Anyone build their own FREEZER?

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Save 50% power by insulating your fridge

22 replies

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actual energy savings by setting your hot water heater to 110

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driving technique in traffic to reduce fuel use and pollution

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Cheapest path to electric heat a surface?

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How to Build an Electrically Heated Table: Article in Low Tech Magazine

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Exists? Indoor clothes drying rack that won't fall apart

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Using sawdust as insulation

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Uses for old gasoline?

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Dream clothes line?

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New house, Texas, 1/3 acre

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capture heat from pellet stove flue?

32 replies 8 1

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pedal powered roller-coaster-ish stuff

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cleaning a dryer vent

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Would placing an electric heater in an unused brick fireplace be efficient?

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Cordless lawn mower

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Who needs a refrigerator?

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DIY on-demand water heater

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Power adapter with "automatic off" for electric kettle

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Rheostats and dimmers

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Small Steps for the Environment

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Energy Monitoring

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Geothermal cooling

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Non-residential lighting - opinions?

10 replies 6

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2000 Watt Society

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Old habits are hard to break

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Electric Usage of Video Games

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Ways to cool a house without electricity

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decreasing our dependence on . . . ELECTRICITY!

20 replies 1 8 5

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Insulated Window covers

10 replies 1 5

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I'm doing it, closing off another room!

6 replies 1 1

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many techniques to reduce heating costs

18 replies 1 2

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reducing space heating by instead wearing heated apparel

31 replies 2

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Insulating in crawl space

17 replies 4

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Looking at the quality of LED light

17 replies 3 4

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Managing a refrigerator as an ice box , to save energy.

17 replies 5

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roof whitewash/blackwash for cooling/heating

13 replies

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How to revamp an existing home to achieve as much energy conservation as possible? (Phase 1)

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21.5" Desktop PC - Powered By Cordless Drill Battery

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