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05/10/2012

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Attic venting is an important aspect in maintaining a healthy energy efficient home. Proper venting cools your roof extending the material life and reduces the load on your air conditioning system. Attic venting also increases fresh air circulation.

05/10/2012

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Perfect item as we are now getting into the warmer summer months...

Our Soil Moisture Meter is a great tool in monitoring the water levels in your soil.

05/09/2012

04/12/2012

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Most of us received our first introduction to the hot water heater blanket back in the ’70′s when conserving energy became important. They became a familiar addition to many homes. But how effective are they really? And can a heater blanket actually pay for itself?

04/12/2012

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Did you know that properly using a programmable thermostat in your home is one of the easiest ways you can save energy, money, and help fight global warming? A programmable thermostat helps make it easy for you to save by offering four pre-programmed settings to regulate your home’s temperature in b...

03/22/2012

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Our revolutionary Tri-Max Aerator offers three adjustable spray options for optimal task performance and maximum water savings.

03/22/2012

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The Versa Brass Swivel Kitchen Aerator offers a sleek, modern appearance for contemporary design aesthetics.

03/22/2012

CFL Light Bulbs

The most important technical advance has been the replacement of electromagnetic ballasts with electronic ballasts; this has removed most of the flickering and slow starting traditionally associated with fluorescent lighting.

There are two types of CFLs: integrated and non-integrated lamps. Integrated lamps combine a tube, an electronic ballast and either an Edison screw or a bayonet fitting in a single unit. These lamps allow consumers to replace incandescent lamps easily with CFLs. Integrated CFLs work well in many standard incandescent light fixtures, reducing the cost of converting to fluorescent. Special 3-way models and dimmable models with standard bases are available.

Non-integrated CFLs have the ballast permanently installed in the luminaire, and only the lamp bulb is usually changed at its end of life. Since the ballasts are placed in the light fixture they are larger and last longer compared to the integrated ones, and they don’t need to be replaced when the bulb reaches its end-of-life. Non-integrated CFL housings can be both more expensive and sophisticated. They have two types of tubes: a bi-pin tube designed for a conventional ballast, and a quad-pin tube designed for an electronic ballast or a conventional ballast with an external starter. A bi-pin tube contains an integrated starter which obviates the need for external heating pins but causes incompatibility with electronic ballasts.

CFLs are produced for both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) input. DC CFLs are popular for use in recreational vehicles and off-the-grid housing. There are various aid agency led initiatives in developing countries to replace kerosene lanterns (with their associated health hazards) with DC CFLs (with car batteries and small solar panels or wind generators).
CFLs can also be operated with solar powered street lights, using solar panels located on the top or sides of a pole and light fixtures that are specially wired to use the lamps.

The average rated life of a CFL is between 8 and 15 times that of incandescents. CFLs typically have a rated lifespan of between 6,000 and 15,000 hours, whereas incandescent lamps are usually manufactured to have a lifespan of 750 hours or 1,000 hours. Some incandescent bulbs with long lifetime ratings have been able to trade efficiency for lifespan, slightly reducing light output to significantly improve the rated life.

The lifetime of any lamp depends on many factors including operating voltage, manufacturing defects, exposure to voltage spikes, mechanical shock, frequency of cycling on and off, lamp orientation, and ambient operating temperature, among other factors. The life of a CFL is significantly shorter if it is turned on and off frequently. In the case of a 5-minute on/off cycle the lifespan of a CFL can be reduced to “close to that of incandescent light bulbs”. The US Energy Star program suggests that fluorescent lamps be left on when leaving a room for less than 15 minutes to mitigate this problem.

CFLs produce less light later in their lives than when they are new. The light output decay is exponential, with the fastest losses being soon after the lamp is first used. By the end of their lives, CFLs can be expected to produce 70–80% of their original light output. The response of the human eye to light is logarithmic (a photographic ‘f-stop’ reduction represents a halving in actual light, but is subjectively quite a small change). A 20–30% reduction over many thousands of hours represents a change of about half an f-stop. So, presuming the illumination provided by the lamp was ample at the beginning of its life, such a difference will be compensated for by the eyes, for most purposes.

For a given light output, CFLs use 20 to 33 percent of the power of equivalent incandescent lamps. Since lighting accounted for approximately 9% of household electricity usage in the United States in 2001, widespread use of CFLs could save as much as 7% of total US household usage.

While the purchase price of an integrated CFL is typically 3 to 10 times greater than that of an equivalent incandescent lamp, the extended lifetime and lower energy use will more than compensate for the higher initial cost. A US article stated “A household that invested $90 in changing 30 fixtures to CFLs would save $440 to $1,500 over the five-year life of the bulbs, depending on your cost of electricity. Look at your utility bill and imagine a 12% discount to estimate the savings.”

CFLs are extremely cost-effective in commercial buildings when used to replace incandescent lamps. Using average U.S. commercial electricity and gas rates for 2006, a 2008 article found that replacing each 75 W incandescent lamp with a CFL resulted in yearly savings of $22 in energy usage, reduced HVAC cost, and reduced labor to change lamps. The incremental capital investment of $2 per fixture is typically paid back in about one month. Savings are greater and payback periods shorter in regions with higher electric rates and, to a lesser extent, also in regions with higher than U.S. average cooling requirements.

03/22/2012

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2012

Robert Frederick of Stamford, CT Forms Partnership with Clean Green Nation

STAMFORD, CT – Robert Frederick, a green energy professional from Stamford, Connecticut, has announced his partnership with Clean Green Nation.

Mr. Frederick is an experienced energy efficiency professional who specializes in a number of helpful areas, including solar power, wind power, LED lighting, energy efficient products, green living education and more. His is also concerned with helping to reduce Long Island Sound pollution through a variety of methods, and his advocacy is always done with an eye on improving the Stamford, CT environment.

“I am thrilled to join forces with Clean Green Nation to help residents of the Stamford area live greener, healthier and more energy efficient lives, which will be a benefit both to their physical well being and their pocketbooks,” Robert says. “Together, we can work to reduce Long Island Sound pollution, which threatens are way of life in the long run. By purchasing more environmentally products, each and every person can truly make a difference.”

By addressing rising energy costs in Stamford, CT, Robert’s goal is to reduce the impact that utility costs have on individuals, families and business owners. In addition, he aims to create a sense of long-term sustainability for the local community.

Clean Green Nation is a leading source of green products and services, covering the areas of wind, solar, efficiency, emergency items, batteries and more. It is a trusted resource for everything green, and has a network on authorized partners located across the United States and Canada. In addition to offering high-quality products, the company also aims to help North America as a whole reduce its dependence on foreign sources of energy.

“In my opinion, one of the biggest difference makers is renewable energy that is more cost-effective for homeowners than more traditional sources of power,” Robert says. “This helps people make the right choice when it comes to how they get the energy to power their homes or businesses. It is time that we all took steps in our communities to explore new ways of approaching energy. We’ll be thankful we did in the years to come, I can guarantee.”

Frederick will begin his work with Clean Green Nation effective immediately, which will translate into helpful service for local residents. To learn more about energy efficient solutions for your Stamford area home or business, visit http://robertf.cleangreennation.com.

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03/21/2012

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