http://www.llamamoney.com/july-2008-electric-bill-number-9/ It's not just money - it's Llama Money Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.llamamoney.com/july-2008-electric-bill-number-9/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Austin Meadows Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:10:57 +0000 http://www.llamamoney.com/july-2008-electric-bill-number-9/#comment-583 Most motorized home appliances (air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers, ceiling fans, washers, dryers, dishwashers, pool pumps, vacuum cleaners, furnace blowers, etc.) operate most efficiently when they’re operating at full capacity. When they’re not working at full capacity they pull more energy than they use, wasting the difference. And let’s face it, rarely does any appliance or device in your home constantly work at full capacity. In fact, the average home in America today operates at a power factor of .77. That means 23% of the electricity being delivered to the home is being wasted by the use of motorized appliances working at less than capacity. You can increases that power factor, in most cases, to .97 or .98, therefore increasing the effective use of your electricity and lowering your usage. Department of Energy Fact Sheet on Power Factor http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/pdfs/mc60405.pdf For more education on power factor: http://www.SlowMyElectricMeter.com Most motorized home appliances (air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers, ceiling fans, washers, dryers, dishwashers, pool pumps, vacuum cleaners, furnace blowers, etc.) operate most efficiently when they’re operating at full capacity. When they’re not working at full capacity they pull more energy than they use, wasting the difference.
And let’s face it, rarely does any appliance or device in your home constantly work at full capacity. In fact, the average home in America today operates at a power factor of .77. That means 23% of the electricity being delivered to the home is being wasted by the use of motorized appliances working at less than capacity.
You can increases that power factor, in most cases, to .97 or .98, therefore increasing the effective use of your electricity and lowering your usage.
Department of Energy Fact Sheet on Power Factor
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/pdfs/mc60405.pdf
For more education on power factor:
http://www.SlowMyElectricMeter.com

]]> http://www.llamamoney.com/july-2008-electric-bill-number-9/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Josh Maxwell Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:00:22 +0000 http://www.llamamoney.com/july-2008-electric-bill-number-9/#comment-581 Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader. Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader.

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