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Want to save money on your energy bills? Invest in a cool gadget like a programmable thermostat or energy monitor, or solve your air leak problem with a DIY energy audit.

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How to Keep Your House Cool Without AC
WANT TO GET YOUR KIDS TO SAVE ENERGY?
Help Your Kids Remember to Turn Off the Lights
SOLAR ENERGY: IT'S WITHIN REACH
Solar Pool Heaters Can Lower Energy Costs
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Bill Would Let Lenders Consider Energy Savings When Deciding How Much Home You Can Afford
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7 Money-Saving Ways to Stay Cool
Will House Hunters Pay for Green?
5 Questions to Ask Before Replacing Windows
Study: Newer Appliances More Efficient, Good Performers
Do You Know Which Light Bulb to Buy?
Earn Tax Credits for Home Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
Owners of Energy-Efficient Homes One-Third Less Likely to Default on Mortgage
How to Keep Your House Cool Without AC
Are Smart Meters Dangerous?
Home Heating and Cooling Systems to Get New Labels
Home Buyers Focused on Increasing Efficiency and Comfort
Tax Credits for Solar Water Heaters
  • Saves: $160/yr (hot water bill)
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Should the Energy Department Tell You What Kind of Furnace to Buy?
When Home is an Energy-Efficient Bus
Tax Credits for Installing Biomass Stoves
  • Saves: $64-$255/yr (heating bills)
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Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Window Coverings
Tax Credits for Residential Fuel Cells
  • Saves: $890/yr (energy bills)
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Is a Wind Turbine Right for You?
  • Saves: $650/yr (70% electric cost/yr)
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Tax Credits for Small Wind Energy Systems
  • Saves: $54/mo (off avg electric bill)
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Tax Credits for Installing Solar Panels
  • Saves: $330-$660/yr (electric bill)
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Appliance Buying Guide: Water Heaters
  • Saves: $300/yr (off energy bills)
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Which States Offer Sales Tax Holiday for Energy-Efficiency, Hurricane Products?
Online Calcs Estimate Solar’s Payback for Your Home (Hint: It’s Awhile)
Updated LED Bulb is a Looker
Targeted Energy-Efficiency Tax Incentives Have History of Cost Savings Success
Congress Creates New Water Heater Energy Efficiency Ratings
Calculate How Much Those Holiday Lights Will Cost You
8 Ways to Cut Your Holiday Energy Bill
Survey Finds Americans Have ‘Learned Helplessness' in the Face of Rising Utility Bills
An Eco-Friendly Home That Really Gets Around
9 Ways to Avoid Gobbling Up Energy on Thanksgiving
The Biggest Air Leak in Your House You Don’t Know About
10 Ways to Save Money, Cut Energy Use, and Protect Your Health This Winter
How to Replace Weather Stripping
8 Tips to Make Your Remodel More Energy Efficient and Your Home Healthier
We Give Downton Abbey an Energy Makeover
A DIY Solar Heater for Garages and Sheds
Fed Tells Replacement Window Makers to Back Energy-Savings Claims With Evidence
How to Get Kids to Save Energy
'Drafty House Rehab' Giveaway Winners Announced!
Window Film Gets the Recognition It Deserves for Saving Energy
How Much Did Our Drafty House Rehab Save Us?
Stay Cool Without Going Broke: Top 10 Summer Energy-Saving Tips
How I Learned to Stop Wasting Energy and Love My Utility
Building Codes Getting Tougher in Effort to Save Energy
6 Ways to Cut Summer Energy Use and Still Beat the Heat
IDing the Drafts in Our Drafty Old House + $100 Giveaway (Closed)
It’s Drafty, It’s Old, but It’s True Love — and a Chance to Win $100 (Closed)
New Appliance Standards Will Save Home Owners Hundreds on Utility Bills, DOE Says
10 Tips for Shrinking Your Energy Bill
It’s Not True! Incandescent Light Bulbs Aren’t Banned
‘Plug-and-Play’ Solar Energy Systems on the Way for Home Owners
Why Frank Lloyd Wright Would be Happy Today
Feds Say Window Marketers Exaggerated Energy Savings
How to Be Energy Efficient at Home: It’s Not What You Do, But ...
Solar Christmas Lights: Should You Make the Switch?
Smart Ways to Make Windows More Energy-Savvy
A Solar Air Heater Can Save You $300 a Year or More
Opinion: Watch Out for Misleading Energy Savings Claims
Energy Efficiency: Pick Upgrades that (Actually) Drive Down Costs
Home Sweet Solar Home: A House Finds a Family
Massachusetts is Most Energy-Efficient State, North Dakota is Least Efficient
Are You Really Saving Power with Your Energy-Efficient Upgrades?
Energy-Saving Projects to Strengthen Family Ties, Reduce Stress
New ‘Most Efficient’ Label Adds Tier to Energy Star Ratings
Good Vibrations: Solar Water Pump That’s Music To Our Ears
4 Great Green Apps for Your Home
How to Buy Energy-Saving Appliances
Massachusetts Makes Interest-Free Loans for Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
8 Ways to Trim Your Summer Electric Bill
Got Leaky Windows? 3 Low-Cost Tips to Fix Them
Energy Rebates From Your Utility Help You Manage Rising Energy Costs
Solar Access Rights Help You Catch Some Rays
5 Tips for Saving Energy in the Family Room
No Sweat: Programmable Thermostats Reduce Your Energy Costs
Energy Monitors: Seeing is Believing — and Saving
Why Your Green Home Improvements Aren't Paying Off
Homes are Getting Smaller, More Energy Efficient
4 Dazzling Home Holiday Light Shows: They Cost HOW Much?!
9 Unexpected Energy (and Money) Savers
What Would MacGyver Do? 4 Clever DIY Projects to Save Water, Energy, and Money
What Type of Energy Audit is Right for You?
Water Heaters: 5 Tips for Saving Energy
Geothermal Heat Pumps Tap Energy Just Below the Earth’s Surface
  • Saves: $607/yr (60% heat/cool cost/yr)
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Convert to Gas Heat to Save Money and Mother Earth
Wood Stoves Burn Wood, Not Money
Wood-Burning Fireplace Inserts Save Energy
Pellet-Burning Fireplace Inserts Use Renewable Energy and Provide Convenience
DIY Home Energy Audit in 6 Easy Steps
Energy-Efficient Fireplace Options
Solar Pool Heaters Can Lower Energy Costs
Save Money with Energy-Efficient Window Coverings
  • Saves: $150/yr (energy cost)
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States Offer Cash Rebates for Clunker Appliances
  • Saves: Up to $135/yr (energy bills)
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Tax Credits for Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Saves: $715/yr (utility bills)
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Claim Your Residential Energy Tax Credits
Is Solar-thermal Hot Water for You?
  • Saves: $150/yr (50% avg hot water cost)
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Is Geothermal Home Heating for You?
  • Saves: $607/yr (60% heat/cool cost/yr)
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8 Easy Ways to Seal Air Leaks Around the House
  • Saves: $350 on heating/cooling costs
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Save Money by Beefing Up Your Insulation
  • Saves: $100-$660 off heating/cooling
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12 Tips for Saving Energy in Your Home Office
  • Saves: Up to $194/yr (w/o computer)
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Add a Wood Stove for Energy Efficiency
  • Saves: $64-$255/yr (using zoned heating)
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7 Tips for Saving Energy with Home Lighting
Prioritize Tasks After an Energy Audit
  • Saves: $110-$660/yr
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Professional Energy Audits: The Costs and Benefits
Conduct Your Own Energy Audit
10 Tips for Saving Energy in the Kitchen
  • Saves: Up to $123/yr
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When to Replace Your Appliance
Replace Old Windows with Energy-Efficient Models
Saving Electricity: Reduce Standby Power Consumption
  • Saves: Up to $100/yr
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IS YOUR LAWN WORTH IT?
Lawn mower cutting grass

They’re lush, green, and all-American. They’re also water-hogging, time-sucking nuisances. In fact, some are saying ‘no’ to turf. Should we get rid of our lawns?
 
What are lawn alternatives?

Turf grasses

Ground cover

Fake grass

And, yes, lawn paint!