I've been looking at reducing my electric bill. I've replaced all the bulbs in the house with screw in flourescents. They are a bit pricey, but if you shop around you can find the six packs on sale somewhere.

Buy the twisted instead of the round looking ones. The ones that look more like a standard bulb don't last very long. The twisted type do look a bit funky in my ceiling fan though :)

I used to put my computer into standby mode when not in use. Not a very good idea. Turn it off when not being used.

Next thing I'm going to do is install a solar heat loop in my water heater. Simple and cheap enough to build and shouldn't be too hard to install.

So far, I've cut my electric bill by about $30 a month. The next project after the water heater is going to be converting some kind vehicle to electric. It is going to be expensive, but with gas getting ready to hit $4 this summer, it should pay for itself in a couple of years. Battery technology is big drawback. When lithium batteries drop in price, it will become more viable and you will see a lot more EV's on the road.

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.....And miles to go before I sleep.
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