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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

halogen downlights

Generating Electricity vs Saving Electricity

June 15, 2009 by Darren

While putting together notes for [my talks over the weekend](http://green-change.com/2009/06/14/welcome-super-challengers/), I noticed something interesting. The amount of electricity we saved each day by [converting 10 halogen downlights to CFLs](http://green-change.com/2009/05/25/converting-halogen-downlights-to-cfls/) (4 kWh) is about equal to the amount of electricity we are generating each day (on average) since [installing a 1 kW grid-connect solar power system](http://green-change.com/2009/05/18/we-now-have-solar-power/). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: chest fridge, government rebates, halogen downlights, power consumption, renewable energy, saving electricity, solar power, solar power system

Welcome Super Challengers!

June 14, 2009 by Darren

I spoke at the launch of the [Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/The-SuperChallenge.html) Round 2 today at the Dapto Ribbonwood Center. Sorry guys if I rambled too much :-). It was a great session, with beautiful food and lots of local families to meet. I was pleased to see a nice strong Kiama contingent! It was great … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Super Challenge Tagged: CFLs, chest fridge, halogen downlights, Kev's Patch, Kiama FutureCare, living library, solar power, Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra, Sydney Water, wicking boxes

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

Reducing Electricity Consumption

November 14, 2008 by Darren

After figuring out our [baseline electricity consumption](http://green-change.com/2008/11/07/baseline-water-and-electricity-usage/), we were mortified to see how much electricity we use. I had honestly thought our usage was about half of that amount. So, where are we wasting electricity? We have over 30 50 watt halogen downlights throughout the house. They use a lot of electricity, and we’re pretty … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: air conditioner, baseline, bathroom heater, CFLs, clothes dryer, dishwasher, electricity consumption, fridge, habit, halogen, halogen downlights, hot water system, incandescent bulbs, night lights, night lights for kids, power meter, saving electricity, simple actions, standby power, washing machine

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