I had the pleasure of attending a Home Energy Survey event hosted by TXU Energy with several other DFW area bloggers a week ago.
There were so many things that I learned like the difference in energy used by traditional light bulbs vs. the new energy saving light bulbs:
Yep! ย That is a pretty significant difference.
And the cute little contraption that reports the watts used is something that can be very helpful around the house when looking for places to save. ย It is a Belkin Conserve Insight Energy Use Monitor. ย You can plug anything into it to see what power it is using. ย The display can be adjusted for dollars, CO2 or watts.
Another useful savings device around the house is the Bits Limited Smart Strip:
Even when many of your electronics and appliances are off, they are drawing power. ย This strip allows you to decide which of your devices need to remain “plugged in” while others can be placed in outlets that won’t draw power. ย This is a great strip for computers or TV setups.
The TXU Energy website hosts a shop,
Brighten Online Energy Store, where you can find many of these helpful gadgets and energy saving devices.
And…we have a special coupon code to pass on to our readers!
This coupon code will give you $10 off of your purchase of $50 or more through September 6, 2011.
She is Dallas info: ย I was a guest of TXU Energy at the Dallas Mom Blogger event which included taking home the two products mentioned above. ย My kids have enjoyed checking out the energy expenditure of just about everything plugged in at my house.
I need those…….now! Wow! what a huge difference in those bulbs. Crazy!