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Editorial: Heating and Cooling No Longer Majority of U.S. Home Energy Use

Since 2010, residential electricity consumption has been almost constant, but were technical efficiency improvements or the recession the principal cause?

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Will Global Warming Rekindle HERS?

Author: Alan Meier

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September 01, 1999

Home energy rating programs aren't booming, but they are slowly--very slowly--taking root in both North America and Europe. The birthing process has proven to be much longer and more painful than most people expected. Despite efforts in several countries, these programs have influenced only a tiny, if not insignificant, fraction of home sales. [continue reading]

An Instructive Breeze from Ceiling Fans

Author: Alan Meier

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July 01, 1999

It may come as a surprise that there are more than 150 million ceiling fans in the United States. In Florida alone, the best estimate is 30 million. Nobody knows how much electricity ceiling fans use, but in warm climates (like Florida) a home's ceiling fan energy use may equal that of its refrigerator. [continue reading]

An Instructive Breeze from Ceiling Fans

Author: Alan Meier

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July 01, 1999

Reducing Leaking Electricity to a Trickle

Author: Alan Meier

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May 01, 1999

It isn't often that I have an opportunity to editorialize on my own research activities, but leaking electricity gives me an opening. I have been investigating standby power losses for several years. [continue reading]

Energy Tax Credit Alert

Author: Alan Meier

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March 01, 1999

Tax credits for energy efficient homes may appear by the millennium. As "Energy Tax Credit May Materialize" on page 7 describes, at press time the discussions were still at a very early stage, and nothing had been settled. [continue reading]

The State of Training

Author: Alan Meier

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January 01, 1999

It's been 25 years since the first oil embargo. The resulting surge of interest in energy conservation spawned new industries and professions devoted to raising the efficiency of homes. [continue reading]