Now we’re into Summer, our Carbon Footprint results are well overdue: Our Energy Consumption: 2559 kWh Our Carbon Footprint: 648 kg of CO2 And, as we’re still with Good Energy, who only supply electricity from renewable sources, we can remove electricity from our carbon footprint: Our carbon footprint with 100% renewable electricity: 550 kg So there we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Electricity’
31 Jul
How much energy does your car use?
As part of our Energy Descent Plan we’re trying to progressively reduce our energy consumption – fuel for the car, electricity and gas in the house. This’ll save us significant money but also will reduce our carbon footprint and dependance on Fossil Fuels. The first thing is to work out how much energy we’re using, [...]
12 Feb
Shopping List – latest update
Steadily firming up the shopping list for our new house – here’s the latest list, with links. Kitchen Multi-fuel or Wood-Fired Range (possibly with Back Boiler), will need to be smokeless Various non-powered kitchen gadgets: Mouli, Hand-Powered Blender, Thermos Slow Cooker, Low-voltage (LED or Fluorescent) under-cabinet lighting Water Purifier Large Pantry, pref double-sided DC Fridge or Brownout Protector Equipment for Waxing [...]
4 Feb
How are you coping with the snow?
Whether you’re out building snowmen or huddling around a radiator, now is a good time to reflect on how prepared you are for these type of events. If you can’t get your car out, then consider how much food you have stored. How long can you stay at home without getting hungry? There are a [...]
24 Jan
Cheaper Solar Panels (update)
Having posted about predictions that cheaper Solar Panels were on the way in 2009 here we are, less than a month later, and cheaper panels are popping up. OK I’m prepared to admin that this might not be a great economic shift – it might just be that I missed this supplier last time. They are [...]
26 Dec
Cheaper Solar Panels
It seems that cheaper solar panels are on the way in 2009. I’d heard this earlier in the year with regard to new Chinese suppliers coming onstream, but now the forecast drop in prices is accelerating as a result of drop-off in demand from Spain and Germany. By the end of 2009 average prices for [...]
5 Sep
Preparation: Protecting your fridge from Blackouts and Brownouts
As energy becomes more expensive and we all start our descent, we will no longer be able to depend on constant, reliable, electricity through the electricity grid. Don’t believe me? Have a look at this story on the National Grid from the Times. So in a post-peak-oil world it looks like we need to get [...]
22 Aug
Signs: “household fuel bills soar again”
More energy companies increasing bills – http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/aug/22/energy.householdbills. The Guardian are saying that for the average customer, annual bills are £1,211-£1,328 a year, 5.4 million people are paying more than 10% of their income just for energy. I love the comment from uSwitch: Ann Robinson, uSwitch.com’s director of consumer policy, said soaring bills posed “a huge threat” to [...]
