The Positive Effect of Solar Energy

• Solar panels give off no pollution, the only pollution produced as a result of solar panels is the manufacturing of these devices in factories, transportation of the goods, and installation.
• The production of energy from the use of fossil and some renewable fuels (e.g. wind turbines) can be noisy, yet solar energy produces electricity very quietly.
• One of the great pros of solar energy is the ability to harness electricity in remote locations that are not linked to a national grid. A prime example of this is in space, where satellites are powered by high efficiency solar cells.
• The installation of solar panels in remote locations is usually much more cost effective than laying the required high voltage wires.
• Solar energy can be very efficient in a large area of the globe, and new technologies allow for a more efficient energy production on overcast/dull days.
• Solar panels can be installed on top of many rooftops, which eliminates the problem of finding the required space for solar panel placement.
• Another great pro of solar energy is the cost. Although the initial investment of solar cells may be high, once installed, they provide a free source of electricity, which will pay off over the coming years.
• The use of solar energy to produce electricity allows the user to become less dependent on the worlds fossil fuel supplies.

11 Ways to Save On Home Energy Costs

11 Ways to Save on Home Energy Costs

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With the economy in a definite recession, here are 11 ways you save money on your home's energy bills:
1. Insulate your water heater and pipes

Your water heater stores hot water all day, and much of this heat can dissipate through its thin metal shell. Pipes also lose water heat as they transport hot water over cold metal.You can also save on energy costs by opting to use a more enviromentally friendly water heating option such as a tankless water heater.
2. Close your fireplace damper and doors

Your fireplace operates by negative air flow, meaning that it sucks air out of a room and pushes it out the chimney. Closing the damper and doors when the fireplace is not lit will stop this loss of heat.
3. Lower/raise your heat

A drop of even 2-3 degrees on your house thermostat will result in significant cost savings on your winter gas bill, and savings on your summer electrical bill.
4. Buy an energy-efficient furnace

It may seem like a lot of money, but with time your energy-efficient furnace will more than make up its cost. You may also qualify for governmental tax credits.
5. Insulate your attic opening

Most attic openings separate a cold or hot attic with nothing but a thin piece of plywood. Insulate the plywood backing and make sure it forms a snug fit with your ceiling.
6. Cover your windows with plastic

Buy rolls of plastic and draw them over your windows, then tape all the open sides. This will form a protective barrier against the outside cold.
7. Install a ceiling fan.

A ceiling fan will circulate warm air down in the winter, and cool you in the summer.
8. Buy a programmable thermostat

You can set the temperature to be lower or higher while you're gone, and then warm up or cool down when you're about to come home.
9. Seal door drafts

Old doors often have worn out draft guards. Replace the guard itself, or buy a door draft guard that can lay in front of the door.
10. Open/close your windows

To cool your house in the summer, open your windows at night, then close them in the day. In the winter, close your drapes to retain heat.
11. Look into purchasing a standby generator

To save money on gasoline during rainy season power outages opt to install a less costly and safer backup standby generator.by Assurance Power

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Five simple things you should try to reduce your energy costs

If you've already switched your lights to compact fluorescent lights, bought a new ENERGY STAR furnace, or taken other steps to reduce your family energy costs, you may think you have used up your energy saving opportunities. A look at the dozens of websites that provide energy saving advice will typically yield the same set of simplistic tips - some of which, I believe, necessarily reduce your consumption in the end. In this article I will put forward five easy ideas for lowering your energy consumption, that you probably won't find on your typical government website or energy savings website.

1. Measure your energy consumption

Any serious effort to reduce energy costs needs to start from understanding use. If you don't know how much energy you are paying for, and where or when you're using it, efforts to cut use may be unproductive. You want to focus your efforts on actions that are the most productive in terms of the economies they lead to. You should also measure the result of your energy cutting actions, to determine whether they had the desired savings.

I've heard some neighbors boast that they've converted their tungsten light bulbs to compact fluorescent lights, but on further investigation it seems they merely switched lights in infrequently visited rooms. A CFL placed in a furnace room might only be on 6 hours a year. The energy savings from that switch amount to a mere 5 cents per year, which means the price of the CFL will never be recovered in energy use.

If you factor in both the power consumed over the lifetime of a CFL and the energy consumed to manufacture a CFL, there are probably no energy savings to upgrading light bulbs in seldom used areas. By measuring or estimating the annual energy usage of each appliance, light, or other energy-consuming item in your home, you can determine which areas will yield the most savings by moving to a more energy efficient alternative.

For plug-in electrical devices it is simple to measure their energy usage with a household power monitor such as the Belkin Power Cost Monitor. Using such a meter, and some straightforward math, I was able to figure out the total electricity usage, in kilowatt hours, of dozens of appliances and lights in my home. The calculations helped me understand that some devices that drew very little electricity were actually major electricity users (since they were connected 24x7 even though they were really only typically required for a short time each day), while some big appliances had little impact because we didn't use them much. This process helped us reduce our home electricity costs by over 25% in just a few weeks.

After you measure and determine the ways to accomplish your savings, be sure to measure total household energy consumption periodically afterward to determine if your savings are making a difference. In one study, researchers found that merely supplying homeowners with a regular update on their electricity consumption resulted in electricity reductions averaging over 10%.

2. Live more simply

This might sound silly, but the easiest way to save electricity is not to use it. Try not to turn on lights, for example. When our youngest was in Preschool we hired a nanny who had grown up in the Caribbean. I often came home from work to find her and my son sitting in a room with the lights out. She told me that in Saint Lucia it would be considered wasteful to turn a light on when it's light out. Since then I've tried to get by on daylight alone whenever I can, although on a cloudy January day you sometimes do need a little help from the odd light bulb!

Other ways you could do less are doing less laundry, using your car less, using your furnace or AC less. You might not have to wash that sweatshirt or pair of jeans you wore for an evening out, just because you wore it once. And you can dry clothes on a line or indoors on a drying rack rather than use a dryer. As for using a car, you may live in a suburb where going on foot to the supermarket, schools, work is impossible, but I live in a fairly urban neighborhood where I can walk or take public transit to all of these places, and yet many of my neighbors still travel by car everywhere. Even if you live far from public transportation, you can often cut back on driving by planning trips beforehand and by combining several errands into one drive. Even phoning ahead to check that a shop is open can save a pointless drive to a store that turns out to be closed.

Driving less not only reduces the costs of gas and wear and tear and insurance, but increases your health by keeping you more physically active. I always laugh, when I leave my day job at 5pm to bike home, to see a bunch of coworkers in the office sports center cranking away on exercise bicycles. When they're done that they'll hop in their SUVs and drive home (to homes closer to the office than mine). If they just biked to work as I do, they would get the same workout without polluting or spending their money on fuel.

You can reduce your heating and cooling costs easily by doing less: dropping the thermostat in winter (and adding slippers and a sweater to what you're wearing) and raising the thermostat in hot weather (and dressing down).

We manage our cold Canadian winters with the thermostat set to 67F when we're up and about, and turned down to 61F at night, and down to 58F when we're at work and don't need the heat.

In hot weather you can probably handle warmer indoor temperatures just by getting used to a higher thermostat setting on your air conditioning system. We found this out when staying for a year in the tropics without AC; within a couple of months of moving there we became quite used to temperatures of 88-92F inside. Unfortunately, many offices are kept considerably colder than that in hot weather, which makes the adjustment to a warm house more challenging, but it is doable.

Doing less will usually save you more energy than you can save by buying more energy saving appliances, or home energy improvements. Many upgrades have no effect on consumption because people tend to use a more efficient appliance more often since it is less expensive to run. If instead of upgrading you just try to not use the item as much, you will certainly save energy.

The Jevons paradox is a term used to describe this phenomenon. The basic concept of the Jevons paradox is that any increase in efficiency (whether in energy use, money use, or other) is usually met by an equal and offsetting increase in usage. When the first washing machines became available, the result wasn't less time spent washing laundry - people spent just as much time washing clothes, they just started washing more clothes in the same amount of time. In my grandparents' youth people wore the same clothes over and over without washing them, but many people today throw their clothes in the laundry basket if it's been worn just once.

We see this paradox happening with many modern household appliances. Refrigerator technology has made leaps and bounds of progress on energy efficiency in the last decade; it takes far less electricity to refrigerate a given air volume now than it did in 1980. But gains in efficiency have been eliminated by an equivalent increase in refrigerator volume. My aunt, who lives on her own, recently bought a refrigerator that looks big enough for the Brady Bunch. It's an ENERGY STAR rated refrigerator, because it uses less energy than the minimum required standard for a refrigerator of its size. But although she thinks she is saving energy, she will actually be spending more money keeping her food cool than she did with the old fridge. (Even worse, there will probably be even more waste, as the increased size of home refrigerators in the USA has been matched by a steady increase in food waste. A bigger fridge often just results in more room to lose leftovers or last week's lettuce.)

"Energy efficient" televisions are another trap to watch out for. The new ENERGY STAR standard for televisions establishes energy use limits per square inch of screen surface area. That means that a 62 inch screen can get an ENERGY STAR rating, while a 20 inch screen that is less efficient per square inch, may not, and yet the 62 inch screen could be using nearly nine times more energy as the 20 inch television.

You should avoid the trap of purchasing an energy saving product that permits you to keep using the same amount of power in exchange for using it more. It's a zero sum game. Look for energy saving appliances where the increased efficiency doesn't just result in your using the appliance more often. For example, when upgrading your fridge, get an ENERGY STAR refrigerator that's the same size as your current one (or better yet, even smaller). That will ensure you'll actually save energy, instead of just using the same amount of energy and creating more work for yourself!

3. Avail yourself of free cooling and heating sources

We survive hot Toronto summers, where the mercury often hits 95F, without any air conditioning at all, just by drawing cool night air into the house through window mounted fans, then closing the house up during the day to trap that cooler air inside. It's not quite as comfortable as central air, but we pay only $10 a year to operate the fans. With a central AC system you'll spend about $200 a year just to cover the sticker price of the system spread over the unit's expected lifetime, plus annual maintenance costs; then another $200 to $1,800 to operate the AC through the hot weather, depending on how hot it gets out of doors and how cold you keep the temperature indoors.

In winter the sun is a free heating source. If you live in a cool climate and have the proper type of low-emissivity windows for your area, those windows should let sunlight into your house but trap the heat from that sunlight indoors so most of it helps warm you. Keep curtains open on south facing windows in daylight hours to help the house warm up. Then shut the window coverings at night to prevent heat from escaping.

4. Buy better window coverings

Homes lose a great deal of energy through their windows. Even the most efficient windows are far less effective at stopping heat movement than your average insulated wall. By mounting energy efficient shades, curtains, or other window coverings on all your windows you can significantly lower heating and cooling expenses, without having to spend a fortune upgrading your windows.

The most efficient window coverings reduce airflow around the window glazing, to interrupt the convection currents that usually occur. As air comes into contact with the cold glass in winter, the air cools, and falls down, pulling more heated air down from above. This convection current hastens the cooling process and the loss of heat outside. A similar process occurs in hot weather, as heat coming through the glazing from outdoors warms the indoor air, pushing it upward and pulling more cooled air up from below. If you install window coverings that block this airflow - for instance, blinds that tightly cover the window area, or curtains that have a header shutting out airflow from above and that touch the floor or rest on the sill, you will slow down or halt this energy losing airflow.

The best window coverings should provide some degree of insulation too. You can sew your own roman shades with a small amount of insulation, or you can buy multi-layered honeycomb shades that provide insulation between the glass and the indoors. Both these alternatives are energy saving options as well as being attractive.

5. Eat local, minimally processed food

If you're really keen on cutting your energy use for environmental reasons, you should strive to eat local foods that are minimally processed and low on the food chain (minimizing dairy and especially meat). A lot of energy feeds into meat production and processed food production

, and it takes energy to ship food over long distances. While switching to foods with lower energy inputs won't reduce your home energy bills, it will help reduce your ecological footprint and make you healthier!

Bear in mind that it's not always true that only buying local foods will reduce your ecological impact. For example, an apple produced at a local farm in the fall, and kept in CO2 storage at the farm until the spring, involves a lot of energy to cool the storage facility. It may be that a fresher apple picked in April and shipped by boat from halfway around the planet has a lower energy input than the October apple bought in the spring (and it may be crisper too!). But sticking to fresh local fruits and vegetables definitely makes a difference when they are available.

Buying minimally processed foods will also help, not only because a lot of processed foods require a large energy input over and above their unprocessed source ingredients, but because the processing can remove much of the nutrition of the unprocessed ingredients, although usually the impact of this is reduced health benefits, not one that relates to energy consumption.

Finally, eating low on the food chain - reducing your consumption of meat and fish - will reduce your energy costs. It takes about 40 times as much grain to produce a pound of beef protein as a pound of grain protein. And it takes about 3 pounds of oil to produce one pound of ocean-caught seafood. So consider this the next time you chew a T-bone or a red snapper steak: you're eating fossil fuels. This is true for farmed as well as wild-caught fish, because most fish farming involves feeding fish pellets harvested from the ocean to the farmed fish.

So there you go - five simple and unorthodox ways you can cut your energy use. Measure your consumption, try to cut use by doing less, take advantage of free sources of heating and cooling, cut your heating and cooling losses through better window coverings, and work towards a more responsible diet. It's clear that none of these changes will save you a huge amount of money, but if each of us takes these steps, as well as the run of the mill energy saving ideas we've all been told for years, the planet will be a better place for all of us. by Robin Green

Robin Green runs an energy saving homes site that helps you with saving electricity. The Killawatt is one energy saving device he has used to reduce his family's energy consumption by over 35%.

What Homeowners Can Do to Save on Energy Costs

Everyone likes to save money. Upgrading your home to reduce energy costs can cut your yearly expenditure while increasing the value of your home. It�s also healthy for the environment. Give some of these money saving tips a try to save money and make the world a better place for future generations.

Homeowners can do several simple things to start saving right away. Replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs is a good first step. Although CFLs cost more initially, they use two-thirds of the energy and can last five to seven years with ordinary use. Imagine not changing a light bulb for seven years! Lowering the thermostat on the water heater and unplugging appliances when not in use are two more quick and easy ways to see a reduction in your energy bills.

To see real results, especially in older homes, you may have to make an initial investment. Replacing old furnaces and air conditioning systems may seem like daunting tasks, but the money you save in the long run by switching to new technology will soon pay for itself. Older furnaces can lose as much as 35 percent of the heat produced through the flue. New two-stage air conditioning units operate at a lower power level (and cost) when the weather is warm but not hot.

Why not upgrade your kitchen with new, energy-efficient appliances? Clean-running washing machines and dryers are now available in a variety of colors. All appliances are now rated for energy efficiency, and reflect modern design trends with sleek contemporary styling. Installing a new refrigerator and dishwasher will save money while updating the look of your home.

Consider your windows. Stylish window treatments are available in thermal fabrics that insulate as well as decorate, keeping rooms comfortable all year round. Or you may choose to make an investment in new windows. Older windows are infamously drafty, allowing both cold and heat into the home and increasing energy costs. New, double-paned windows not only increase the insulating power of your windows, they also have updated weather stripping, preventing hot summer breezes or frosty winter drafts from entering. Windows are available in many decorative styles to add beauty and charm to any home design.

If you own a swimming pool, you�re probably familiar with the hum of the filtration system, especially during the summer months. The electricity used to run pool pumps, heaters, filters and cleaning devices can add up to 50 percent of a homes energy usage during the swimming season. Upgrading to a new, energy-efficient pool pump and heater can save you hundreds of dollars each year.

Remember to do your research before upgrading your home and choose a qualified, licensed contractor for any home improvements. Improving the energy efficiency of your home will not only reduce your energy costs. It will also increase the value of your home. Homebuyers can and should add energy-efficient improvements to their list of criteria when looking for a home. by Michel

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Remodel Green and Curb Your Energy Costs with Solar Energy

Energy prices continue to climb, but the good news is that the cost barrier to using green energy is dropping. People are seeking out alternative energy sources that are abundant, environmentally sound and cost effective. Technology continues to evolve that helps us channel energy from the sun. The sun's energy can provide space heating, hot water heating and electricity for lights and appliances.

The U.S. is dependent on fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas for its energy, and is highly reliant on foreign oil imports. Since fossil fuels are of finite supply, meaning their supplies will ultimately diminish to the point of becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to salvage. Renewable energy resources, however, such as solar energy, are inexhaustible.

Solar Retrofitting
Solar retrofits are solar energy applications made for an existing home. Since solar energy is an endless, environmentally friendly energy source, using it lowers utility bills. When retrofitting, the first stage of the project is to make a record as to how energy is currently used in the home so that the right product may be chosen. Next, determine how much sun is available. The amount of solar energy available to a home is largely dependent on the time of year and your home's location. For example, homes in the northern hemisphere need a southeast to southwest orientation to maximize solar energy. You will also want to assess sun availability by looking at what obstructions there are on the south side of the home, such as trees or taller buildings. Solar energy retrofit options may include the active and passive solar, photovoltaics, wind, and geothermal.

Passive Solar Heating
Passive solar is the most cost effective approach to maximizing the use of solar energy for your home. Passive solar heating of homes is simple: it occurs when sunlight passes through a window, and no additional equipment is used to harness the energy. Passive solar applications use building elements such as walls, windows, floor and roof in addition to exterior building elements. Landscaping can control overheating by providing shade, and provide windbreaks for winter winds. Once heat is collected inside, a well-insulated airtight "building envelope" helps prevent heat loss and allows the sun to provide more of the heat needed by the house.
Active Solar Systems
Active solar systems use solar collectors and a pump or a fan to distribute the sun's energy. Active systems are often used for heating water. The collector is a dark color to absorb the sun's energy and converts it into heat. Some collectors have a glass cover, collecting solar energy all year. Domestic hot water requirements can be met in part by active solar systems. In most cases solar energy will only provide some partial water requirements during the winter, but most of the summer season requirements. In most applications the solar system is used to preheat for water going into a conventional water heater. Outdoor swimming pools can be entirely heated by solar systems, eliminating the need entirely for a supplemental heater.

Photovoltaics (Solar Electricity)
Sunlight converted directly to electricity through solar cells is called photovoltaic (PV) energy. Solar cells come in an assortment of sizes and will produce electricity as long as sunlight shines on them. Solar cells used for electrical generation are really just a more sophisticated version of the solar cells used in calculators and other small household electronic devices. PV cells generate direct current (DC), meaning that to use PV generated electricity directly, DC appliances and lights must be used. These are most often used in recreational vehicles. In order to use standard household appliances the power must be converted to alternating current (AC), which is the form supplied by utility companies. So, a solar electric system must be designed to convert the power to AC.

Although prices have dropped dramatically in recent years, and still headed downward, a PV system can still be expensive. They are especially cost effective in remote areas away from power grids, where you might need to generate your own electricity, or in recreational vehicles and boats. If you do decide to install a PV system, an electrical load analysis must be done to determine capacity, paying careful attention to household appliances that require electricity.

Geothermal Energy
Geothermal or ground source heat pumps, take stored solar energy from the soil and bodies of water. They rely on electricity, but provide the equivalent of three times KW heat for every kilowatt delivered. Heat pumps are reversible, supplying cooling and heating, so they can be useful in areas with significant cooling loads.

Think about Conservation
While you're deciding what the best options are in solar energy for your home, think about conservation as well. Draft-proof your home and upgrade insulation for optimum energy conservation. A remodeling project is a prime opportunity to undertake those upgrades like wall and ceiling insulation, air sealing, and installing new energy efficient windows. New windows should be high performance windows with low-e glass, gas fill and insulating spacers. You can maximize cooling with roof overhangs that block direct sunlight.

NARI members represent a select group from the approximately 800,000 companies and individuals in the U.S. identifying themselves as professional remodelers.

The remodeling market, projected to be a $291.5 billion industry in the U.S. in 2006, is expected to continue to experience significant growth. It is estimated that more than a million homes per year undergo major renovation or remodeling.

NARI is a professional association whose members voluntarily subscribe to a strict code of ethics. Consumers may wish to search http://www.RemodelToday.com to find a qualified professional who is a member of NARI.

Consumers can also call the NARI National hotline at 800-611-NARI and request a free copy of NARI's brochure, "How to Select a Remodeling Professional," or visit http://www.RemodelToday.com and click on the homeowner's guide for more information.

About NARI: The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is the only trade association dedicated solely to the remodeling industry. With more than 7,400 member companies nationwide, the Association -- based in Des Plaines, Illinois -- is "The Voice of the Remodeling Industry."TM For membership information, or to locate a local NARI chapter or a remodeling professional, visit NARI's website at http://www.RemodelToday.com, or contact the national headquarters office at 800-611-NARI. by Gwen Biasi,Stephanie Manola

Gwen Biasi- Director of Marketing & Communications, NARI

Stephanie Manola- Marketing & Communications Assistant, NARI

Earth 4 Energy Info Helps Lower Energy Costs

In recent years a lot of companies and governments have been attempting to discover new approaches and resources to allow as numerous men and women as achievable to make use of green energy and minimize the emissions and effects caused by greenhouse gases. One such corporation is Earth four Energy. It's really simple to find out about Earth 4 energy, basically perform a search on any search engine along with a plethora of articles and sites will probably be shown.

Earth 4 Energy is a company which aims to teach people how you can generate their own professional grade solar power panels and wind turbines, and provides two ways in which this way of life can earn you added income. Firstly, when the kit is purchased, all rights to the information turn into yours. This in essence, means that as the owner, you are no cost to reproduce the goods as several times as you choose, making a potential organization for yourself. Secondly, power firms now offer feed-in programs which allow you to earn income either from all the power you create or from the excess becoming fed into their power grid. The Earth four Energy info is informative, economical, environmentally friendly and easy to make use of.

The purchased kit not just includes instructions, diagrams and informative videos; but also information on solar energy, how it can be converted to electricity, how you can correctly wire your new items to your home and the way to develop a back-up wind turbine at low cost, having a solar panel for about $100 along with a wind turbine for around $150. The price for the kit itself is quite reasonable, at $49.97, and includes six diverse packages with all the relevant data. The assembly and finish of the product is expert and aesthetic, along with the directions are on point and clear.

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Many web sites have critiques which praise the items produced by Earth 4 Energy; hailing them as revolutionary, well made, of top quality and most consistently: that they work. Growing oil costs, depletion of petroleum reserves and resulting economic instability has shifted focus towards environmental concerns. Additionally, global adjustments resulting from the unnatural warming of the earth resulting from greenhouse emissions have propelled the ideas and inventions of Earth 4 Energy forward, with excellent timing for a positive change towards the environment.

Numerous businesses and organizations offer guidance, do-it-yourself kits and info on going green, decreasing energy costs and a lot of other environmentally friendly energy saving choices. Even so, Earth four Energy offers a total guide with every thing you'll want to know from just one corporation, which makes it less difficult to uncover the beneficial info folks will need to take the first step towards making use of alternative sources of energy.

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Landscaping that Lowers Energy Cost

The first thing that comes to mind when you think about landscaping is beatification. There is more involved with landscaping than many people may know. Your landscaping can actually save you money and cut energy costs.

Reduce Heating & Cooling Cost

During the winter season, your trees and shrubs can protect your home from the cold winds. This helps in decreasing the loss of heat as well. During those hot summer days, your landscaping can provide your home with a lot of shade. As a result, this can decrease your need to use the air conditioning system on a regular basis.

Trees can save Energy!

In order to get successful results when it comes to using energy saving techniques, there are a few things that you must do. There are actually certain trees that help in decreasing the cost of cooling a home. Basically, what it all comes down to, the kind of tree you plant in your yard will affect the amount of shade that you provide for your house.

What can a well designed landscape can do for every homeowner? Regardless of where you live, you can save energy. Here are a few benefits of energy efficient landscaping:

* Controls air pollution and noise

* Energy efficient landscaping will help reduce your summer energy costs.

* Lower the cost of heating your home during the cold winter months.

* Provides shade and protects a house from the hot summer sun.

* Protect a home from the cold winds during the winter.

* Decreases the consumption water, fuel and pesticides often used for lawn maintenance.

To find out more information on the type of tree that you should consider planting, ask your local landscaper. You can also ask the Energy Commission within your area. There are many 'how-to' books on how to create an energy efficient landscape. However, if you want to save time and money, you may want to consult with a professional.

Planning your Landscape to Save Energy

Your local landscaper will also be able to help you in planning a more energy efficient landscape. It is important that your plants and trees are placed in the proper location on your property. A professional landscaping company will know exactly where to place your trees and plants.

To find out further information about cutting your energy costs, contact your local landscaping company. There is nothing better than having an immaculate landscape and save money on energy at the same time!

About the Author Offering great landscaping tips for Long Island homeowners. by Dave S.