Articles About energy efficiency

• Cut electric rates with peak shaving

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanAugust 4, 2016

  

  Periodically throughout the summer, Village government encourages Yellow Springers to assist with “peak shaving.” The practice is generally understood as a way to reduce electricity usage and save money, but what does it actually mean?

• Plan, curtail for climate goals

  By Audrey HackettJuly 14, 2016

  

  Villagers Faith Morgan and Pat Murphy believe planning a personal energy budget and curtailing personal energy use are the essential actions individuals can take to help slow global warming.

• Yellow Springs cuts energy use smartly

  By Megan BachmanMarch 13, 2014

  

  Yellow Springs shaved 3.7 percent off of its annual electricity use over the last three years, thanks to a communitywide energy-efficiency program.

• A new lighting look downtown

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 13, 2013

  

  Villagers who venture downtown this week may notice that the Village electric crew finished installing three street lamps at the north end of downtown.

• New firm helps village go green

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 17, 2013

  

  Interested in solar power? Adding insulation to your home? A super high-efficiency furnace? Then one local company, which is expanding services this month under a new name, may be the place to go for homeowners wanting to go green.

• Energy efficiency within reach

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 13, 2012

  

  When Pat Murphy came to Yellow Springs in 2003, he said he could build a house that operated with 50 percent less fossil fuels than a conventional home, but his partner, Faith Morgan, didn’t believe him. Now, 10 years later, the couple is wrapping up a new film about homes built in Yellow Springs and around the country that use 90 percent less energy to heat and cool than conventional dwellings.

• Village CF bulb giveaway

  By Megan BachmanNovember 22, 2012

  Thousands of compact fluorescent light bulbs will be given away this week as part of a village-funded energy-efficiency program.

• Efficiency program benefits businesses in many ways

  By Megan BachmanMay 19, 2011

  Local businesses looking to save money by cutting their fuel use now have an extra incentive to do so. Money that began as a fine against the Village for buying power from a polluting coal plant is coming home to help Yellow Springs businesses get energy-efficient.

• Energy Board recommends line-drying—A meditative, energy-saving habit

  By Megan BachmanOctober 21, 2010

  

  Laura Ellison, who has been air drying her laundry since she was 22, doesn’t see her energy-saving act as a sacrifice. Stringing clothes on lines that zigzag her living room in front of a wood stove is a relaxing, almost spiritual experience.

• GCCC upgrades are good for the earth and pocketbook

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 23, 2010

  

  When local architect Ted Donnell began working with the Greene County Career Center five years ago, he brought with him an environmental ethic that culminated in a $6.1 million energy upgrade over the summer, replete with geothermal heating and cooling and an insulated roof.