We recently signed up for a great program that our power company (Horizon Utilities) offers called PeakSaver. The program is a win-win-win.
WE WIN because Horizon installs a brand-new, high-end thermostat (see right) in our home for free (yes we own it – I checked) with zero installation costs! In fact, for participating in the program, we [...]
I was reading the Customer Green Stories at Canadian Tire’s site – I know, what a loser, eh? – and I came across this nugget from “top 1000 contributor” Anon123 in Toronto:
Recently, I’ve been hearing more and more about phantom power…[that] your TV, computer and other appliances use when they are turned off… If you [...]
Living in Dundas, we are one of only a few neighbourhoods covered by our utility company, Horizon Utilities (serving all of Hamilton and St. Catharines, Ontario) that will get Time-of-Use billing on our electricity use starting in Jan. 2010.
(Full disclosure: I have recently been contracted by Horizon Utilities to assist with a project.)
To make that [...]
Heather and Doug, parents of 3 teens, live in a 1950s drafty house in Dundas, Ontario. Through eco renovations, they are seeking to move their home from a 61 EnerGuide rating to the 82 points required to get government ecoENERGY retrofit grants.
