It’s official–Monday was COLD!!
Monday’s temperatures in the Northeast with numbing. In some places, the mercury droped so low it almost disappeared. Why the temperature was so low it could sit on a dime and dangle its feet. The...
View ArticleGreenHomes America Welcomes Maine, Long Island, and Virginia to the party!
We’re delighted to announce new GreenHomes locations in Maine, Long Island, and Southeastern Virginia. Joining the GreenHomes family are: Thayer Corporation serving Maine from the Portland area through...
View ArticleMaine offers “PACE” loans for home energy upgrades
Good news for Mainers. Efficiency Maine’s PACE loan program is up and running to help homeowners finance energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The PACE loans [same name, but a totally different...
View ArticleOne ton of Ice
It was 1911 when The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles had installed air conditioning truly bringing the concept of keeping comfortably cool to the masses. Ten years earlier Willis Carrier had started...
View ArticleHeating Oil Prices Higher—Insulate Yourself from High Heating Bills.
Nights are getting cooler. Heating season is on the way. And folks across the Northeast and Upper Midwest who heat their homes with oil are facing significantly—painfully—higher prices this winter....
View ArticleBreaking the dependence on oil
Maine Governor Paul LePage has recently called for a 50% reduction in the use of oil for heating in the state. Maine is a heavy user when it comes to heating oil. 80% of our homes here are oil...
View ArticleHome energy audit….Ponzi scheme?
“Conservation is just another word for a Ponzi scheme in many respects. What I mean by that, is it is not that conservation is bad, conservation is very, very good if you do it properly.” This is a...
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