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Save on Home Energy Review

May 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Solar and Wind Energy Books

Save On Home Energy was written by Peter Lindemann who has 35 years of experience in green energy technologies and he is a big advocate of alternative energy. This 95 page manual guides you through 8 categories of energy consumption and provides step by step details describing how to reduce energy use for each the categories.

I have a background is in the Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration industry and I know more about how to be energy efficient than most. I have also worked as a subcontractor for a local utility company, servicing and installing new rental water heaters.

I have to say that I was very surprised and impressed with the information that I found in the manual. There are many great methods of conserving energy that I was completely unaware of.

SO WHAT DOES “SAVE ON HOME ENERGY” OFFER

• The Save On Home Energy Manual – 17 chapters detailing step by step how to reduce energy consumption in your home by 50% or more.
• Free Updates – Every time there are updates to the manual you will be notified and have immediate access to these updates.
• Video Tutorials – My personal favourite is the hot water heater video.
• Forum Membership – Possibly the most valuable item. Membership to the alternative energy forum where you can ask questions.
• 60 Day Guarantee – Put these strategies to the test for 60 days risk free.
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  WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL

The Save On Home Energy manual is divided into 17 chapters that will take you step by step through valuable information that will save you money, beginning with the strategies that will have the biggest impact on reducing energy consumption in your home. These are not strategies that you are used to hearing about, like, turn the thermostat setting down in winter or install more energy efficient windows. These are things that you can do very easily and don’t require any special skills. I have to say I was very surprised by some of the information this material has to offer.

• In chapter five we take a look at home energy audits and how you can do your own energy audit to save even more money. Home energy audits are very important and will help you determine where your home is loosing heat and what you will need to do to correct these problems.
• Energy consumption is divided into 8 major categories. Air Conditioning, Space Heating, Appliances, Water Heating, Lighting, Home Electronics, Laundry and a couple others.
• An interesting fact that I learned is that power companies are only about 50% efficient. That means that they produce two watts of energy for every watt they sell to you. So for energy watt your are able to reduce your energy consumption, the demand on the power company is reduced by two watts. If your motivation is to save the environment, your efforts are doubled for each unit you are able to reduce consumption.
• Peter really dives into some important information that is really very simple to understand when explained properly. This is one of the most important chapters of the book and will enable you to better understand where your highest energy consumption is and how to make some very important changes that will have a major impact.
• A look at heating and cooling costs and how to reduce them by half. Now you may be expecting a recommendation to upgrade your equipment but that is not the number one recommendation. Reduce your energy bill by 15% just by making some simple changes in your home that have a major impact on your heating and air conditioning use. Eight places to look and what to do to correct problems that you may find.
• Lighting accounts for about 13% of the energy consumed in most homes. I don’t know about your kids, but mine don’t seam to know how to turn lights off so maybe it is even more than 13%. In this section we get into the different types of lighting products and how they work, which ones provide the best light, which ones last the longest and what is next in this evolving market. Some of the concerns about CFL lights are covered in this manual and he also addresses some of the misinformation that the media has contributed to.
• Tax Credits and Rebates that you may qualify for when implementing these strategies as well as how to claim these credits and some frequently asked questions relating to them. These are often not widely publicized but can add up to substantial savings.
• The manual also provides links to many resources to help you make changes that will have big impacts on your energy costs. It includes charts, graphs and tables to compare current average energy consumptions to and details what is possible after implementing some of these simple but not so obvious changes.

This is one of the best and most informative sources of information I have ever read on this topic. I highly recommend you get a copy of Save On Home Energy for yourself.

UPDATES TO THE MANUAL ARE YOURS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE

This is great value for your investment. This is also one of the reasons I prefer downloadable e-books instead of print books. Many authors offer updates when new information or strategies become available. This keeps you on the leading edge of energy conservation strategies and enables you to learn new information as it becomes available.

VIDEOS SHOWING SOME OF THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL

Many of us learn better by seeing and doing rather than reading. My favourite strategy in the manual just happens to be detailed in a 45 minute video. This is also a strategy that I have been using myself for many years to reduce water heating by 20%. Using the methods in the manual and video I have improved on my own methods and now save three times that.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY MEMBERSHIP FORUM

Membership forums are great sources of valuable information and offer support for whatever topic you may be interested in. Many of the best forums have monthly membership fees. This one is available to you as a bonus.

TRY IT FOR 60 DAYS, RISK FREE

This is something that a print book does not offer. Peter believes in his manual so strongly that he offers a 60 day trial for you to be certain that the information you get from the manual accomplishes exactly what he says. That’s quite an offer and it removes all risk on your part. You have nothing to loose by trying it.

Just applying what you learn about water heaters will easily save you enough to cover the cost of the manual in less than 2 months. I went straight to the second video because I was already familiar with this one. I have to say the way I was doing this particular improvement was really missing the mark. The method shown here triples the improvement I was previously getting from this strategy.

Your probably expecting recommendations to upgrade your heating and cooling equipment or tear your walls apart to add insulation but the recommendations in this manual are easy to do, don’t require major construction and are really surprisingly easy to implement. Most are just things that the average person just doesn’t know about. I work in the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration industry and I have to say many of these improvements were a complete surprise to me. This is some crazy stuff that I never dreamed of and can lead to huge savings.

Peter looks at each category of energy consumption separately because each has it’s own unique problems, and then shows you how to save the most from the biggest energy consumers first, so you can make the biggest improvements first. From there he goes on to show you how to save energy in every category so you can pick the ones that are right for you.

Like me, Peter thinks solar and wind energy is the wave of the future. But he also believes that future will arrive sooner if we get serious about using energy more efficiently. He shows how to reduce your energy consumption without changing your lifestyle.

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