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energy consumption

Converting Halogen Downlights To CFL Downlights

May 25, 2009 by Darren

My experience with changing halogen downlights over to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and the electricity savings I measured.

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: albion park rail, CFL downlights, CFLs, Cosmo Lighting, energy consumption, energy efficient lighting, gu10, halogen downlights, LED downlights, lighting solutions, low voltage downlights, Super Challenge

The Great Chest Fridge Conversion Project Begins!

April 21, 2009 by Darren

One of the big energy hogs in our house is our clunky old second fridge in the garage. I measured its energy consumption with the [MS6115 power meter](http://green-change.com/2008/11/27/ms6115-mains-power-meter-review/), and it uses a whopping 2.5 kWh/day! Many Aussie houses have one of these beasts, which is a big reason why the NSW State Government is now … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: alternative technology association, Australia, chest freezers, chest fridge, energy consumption, freezer, fridge, hack, MS6115, power meter, temperature controller, thermostat

Free Energy Monitoring Trial For Kiama Residents

March 31, 2009 by Darren

If you want to reduce your energy bills, you need to know what it is in your house that’s using all the electricity. An Efergy energy meter is a great way to do that. The Efergy meter is installed inside your electricity meter box, and transmits real-time energy usage information to a display panel inside … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Illawarra Councils Tagged: Efergy, electricity meter, energy consumption, energy monitoring, Kiama Council, nsw government, saving electricity

Solar Hot Water Installed!

March 20, 2009 by Darren

We had our solar hot water system installed about 4 weeks ago now. I wanted to wait a little while for it to settle in before writing up our experiences. We got a Chromagen system – they’ve been around for a long time, and seem pretty well-made and reliable. We bought through Earth Utility, one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: Chromagen, Earth Utility, energy consumption, evacuated tubes, hot water system, off peak electricity, solar hot water system

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