In an effort to save energy while keeping costs low, we replaced appliances in the kitchen and laundry room to ENERGY STAR models. We also replaced our toilets to a high efficiency brand, which use twenty percent less water. Smart decisions are also made in small ways such as unplugging countertop appliances, shutting off lights, and using Compact Fluorescent light bulbs in every room. Read More...!
My mother at 80 has become an ENERGY STAR! She replaced her refrigerator with an ENERGY STAR model and when she saw how much energy she was saving she set out a plan to replace all her old appliances. I know she loves having the new equipment and the money saved on her energy bill will help to pay for them. Once she realized how much energy was being wasted she has become an advocate with her friends, encouraging them to update their appliances to save energy and help reduce her carbon footprint. Read More...!
We have replaced all of our appliances in the kitchen and laundry room to ENERGY STAR appliances. We changed our shower heads and replaced all faucets with low flow models. We switched all light bulbs throughout the house to ENERGY STAR compact fluorescent light bulbs. We have also had our furnace evaluated for energy efficiency. Read More...!
Gina is all about reducing her carbon footprint. She drives a hybrid, has been using ENERGY STAR Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) for years and never leaves home without a reusable shopping bag. She is known as the neighborhood recycling queen, putting out one trash can every other week for a family of four. She pulled up the front lawn and planted a beautiful veggie garden out front which she feeds with the wonderful compost made from the kitchen waste. Gina uses the clothes dryer only when weather prohibits hanging clothes out on the line and ditched the power mower for a green, manual push mower. These are only some of the things she does everyday to be green. Read More...!
Steve has been energy conscious for years now, beginning with his purchase of an ENERGY STAR refrigerator. He now has an energy star dishwasher and washing machine as well as a high efficiency Viessmann oil burner. He drives a Toyota Prius and has replaced all of our bulbs with ENERGY STAR CFLs. Recently he has invested in photovoltaic panels for the roof of the house. He plans on replacing the house’s old windows with energy-efficient ones in the near future. He is serious about energy conservation, and invests much of his time and effort into being as efficient as possible. Read More...!
Stephanie set out to lower our family’s energy bills, we were paying so much in electricity monthly ($424 last summer). She replaced all the light bulbs with ENERGY STAR CFLs, upped the thermostats in the summer and when our water heater had issues, she decided to replace it with a gas powered tankless system. The results are staggering. Our electricity bills are 1/2 the cost, we’ve lowered our usage by about 200 kwh per month and our gas bills have not significantly increased! She’s teaching our children to conserve energy. I’m very proud of all the work she has accomplished! Read More...!
Being a single mother and currently unemployed, Lisa has recently been taking steps to lower her energy bill and working on updating her home to save money during the approaching winter. She has caulked around all the windows, changed all her light bulbs to the new ENERGY STAR CFLs, put plug covers on all the outside facing walls and continues to look for ways to keep her energy bill affordable being out of work. She is really making a difference during these tight economical times. Read More...!
Judy has all electronics in the house plugged into power strips, and when not in use, the power strips are turned off. To help reduce unnecessary light usage, Judy had her electrician install motion detection activation for all common areas in her home, and she also uses ENERGY STAR CFLs in all possible lighting throughout the house. She gets her furnaces (3) checked and tuned every year to make sure they are running efficiently. She had programmable thermostats installed into all 3 units and taught her tenants how to use them to help save on energy costs and usage. She had her heating ducts insulated and insulation blown into the attic to help reduce heating costs. Read More...!
Caitlyn has been an ENERGY STAR for a long time. This past year we got married, which was great, but in the meantime I lost my job. Along with the wedding expenses we both have enormous student loans to pay back. At a time when Caitlyn could have just sat and dulled, she took action. I have followed Caitlyn’s lead in making our home as energy-efficient as possible. All of our lights have been changed to ENERGY STAR, our refrigerator temp adjusted, heat/AC minimized, clothes washing optimized, and appliances unplugged when not in use. Read More...!
Derek is committed to conserving energy which in return, saves his family money! We are recently married and in the process of saving money so we can have a family in the future. Derek has gone through our entire house and changed our light bulbs to ENERGY STAR CFLs. We just bought a new energy efficient dehumidifier for down the basement. What we would love to do, but can’t afford at the moment, is start changing some of our appliances around the house because they are old and not energy efficient. Derek an ENERGY STAR, he’s committed to saving energy, the environment and my financial sanity! Read More...!
