What is a Bloom Energy Server? How does it work?


Bloom Energy Servers Could Change the World

Today, Bloom Energy launched their Energy Server product and went public with a new website containing much greater detail about the company and their products.  You can read previous posts on the Bloom Box aka Energy Server here.  In this post, I will hit … continue reading

What is a therm?


My Natural Gas Bill

If you must rely on fossil fuels to heat your home – whether directly by burning a gas or liquid (heating oil) in a furnace or indirectly through the mostly fossil-fueled electricity grid – then burning natural gas in your home furnace is the cleanest and most efficient way to do … continue reading

Energy Tools for Beginners - Part I - How Much Energy Do I Use?


Learning how to track your energy usage

I’m new to blogging on Mapawatt but have lurked behind the scenes building the infrastructure behind Mapawatt.com.  I share Chris’ vision of providing users with a trusted source of energy information and tools that will help us learn how we use energy.  For my first blog posts, I’d … continue reading

The Green Millionaire : Buyer Beware!


I recently had a friend and reader suggest I check out this great new free book he found called The Green Millionaire.  He said I could get a free copy at the website (I’m not even going to link to their site because it’s too close to a scam for my taste).  When I went … continue reading

Home Energy Audit – What are you waiting for?


Blower Door Test

A key step to understanding how you use energy in your home is doing a home energy audit.  An energy audit usually means you walk through your home and analyze all the systems that impact how you use energy.  There are two ways to approach a home energy audit: finding a professional … continue reading

Share your Home Energy tips


One of our goals at Mapawatt is to be the online community for home energy conservation, efficiency, and clean energy production.  Part of building that community involves individuals sharing their home energy habits in order to help others, learn from others, and start the discussion on how we all can be doing better when it … continue reading

Reduce Greenhouse Gas: How Much CO2 Did you Save this Year?


- therms of natural gas saved (if you keep track of gas bills see this post)
- passenger vehicles affected this year (this is for individuals or companies that remove vehicles from their fleet)
If you provide the number of units saved for one of these categories above, the calculator will tell you the following:
- How many … continue reading

Energy saving tips for Beginners


Home Energy Audit

Today I had lunch with a friend who was starting from scratch when it comes to saving energy.  Well, he’s not really starting from scratch;  that would be someone who is moving in to a new home and hasn’t been paying for their energy.  This guy (I know you’re reading, I’ll try … continue reading

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