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Jun 242 min read
My AC Broke - Is a Heat Pump Cool?
Yes, definitely. Heat pumps are literally and figuratively cool. And without a doubt, the best time to consider installing a heat pump is...
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Electrical Upgrades for Home Electrification
There is one thing for certain as you electrify your house. You’ll need more electricity. Duh! But getting more electricity from the...
May 31, 20231 min read
Getting Started with Home Electrification
How would you like to reduce your home energy costs, improve your health and comfort, and at the same time do your part to improve the...
May 17, 20222 min read
How Much Heat Can A Heat Pump Pump?
The Energy Show · How Much Heat Can A Heat Pump Pump? How much heat could a heat pump heat if a heat pump could pump heat? Technically,...
May 3, 20222 min read
Electrifying Your Home - How Many Solar Panels Do I Need?
The Energy Show · How many solar panels needed to electrify my home Stop burning fossil fuels and electrify everything. That’s the path...
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Building Electrification Analytics
Energy costs keep going up — and faster than ever. Gasoline is over $5/gallon, natural gas prices are projected to skyrocket, and PG&E...
Jul 27, 20211 min read
Prepping for New Energy Technology
The Energy Show · Prepping for New Energy Technology Not since the advent of central heating and cooling has home energy technology...
May 10, 20212 min read
Building Electrification with Menlo Spark
This week’s Energy Show was recorded on Earth Day 2021, 51 years after the very first Earth Day in 1970. When Earth Day was established...
Apr 28, 20202 min read
Wholesale Distributed Generation - Clean Coalition
With the Stay At Home orders in place throughout a large part of the U.S., many of us are now 100% dependent on our home’s electric grid...
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Converting a House to Zero Net Energy
Buildings consume 40% of our energy, most of that for heating and cooling. Almost all of this energy is supplied by fossil fuels,...
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Hidden Barriers to Building Electrification
Studies show that electrifying our transportation and building sectors are the fastest ways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These...
Jul 10, 20192 min read
Electric Panel Upgrade - With Sue Kateley
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions we need to electrify all of our buildings. New electric appliances — such as heat pumps and induction...
Jun 27, 20192 min read
Lose the Gas Furnace, Install a Heat Pump
Natural gas furnaces for heating are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases generated by homes and offices. Until recently, these...
Jun 13, 20192 min read
Home Energy Analytics with Steve Schmidt
Cities and states all over the country are making a big push to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in both new and existing buildings....
May 15, 20191 min read
Whole House Electrification with Howard Wenger
To slow the global warming trend, a number of states have committed to the aspirational goal of 100% carbon-free energy. As a species...
Jul 5, 20182 min read
Planning for an All Electric Future
There is no doubt in my mind that the “All Electric future” is inevitable. The only question is how fast…20 or 50 or 75 years? Electric...
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