It is unbearably humid and hot outside this week in Washington. Sometimes it feels like the humidity has reached 300% and we’re all walking through a wall of water. In temperatures like these, it might seem like no one is thinking about hot water, but the truth is that we’re all running for the shower to freshen up after sweating profusely.
You probably didn’t know it, but heating water in your home …
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Summer can be hot in DC, really hot. So let’s not get fooled by this pleasant weather and be prepared to cool ourselves when needed. This week I would like to spend more time discussing how to stay cool while lowering energy bills and pollution output by taking a whole-house approach to cooling.
When temperatures are rising, most of us run for the thermostat, but …
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So far, the DC summer has been uncharacteristically comfortable. This doesn’t mean we should let our guard down. Inevitably, the heat waves will come and will bring with them outrageously high energy bills.
Before the heat gets out of hand, there are things you can do around your home to keep it cooler, thereby using less A/C. And, by the way, using less A/C means using less coal generated energy, which means …
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