Welcome to Home Power Saver!

Welcome to the first installment of Home Power Saver.  This site has been developed to provide an easy resource for homeowners looking to reduce energy consumption and save money.

We hope to demonstrate that there are many simple do-it-yourself (DIY) tasks and projects that almost anyone can perform that will make noticeable improvements to your monthly electric, gas, and water bills.  We’ll discuss products and services that are designed to reduce and/or monitor your power usage.  We’ll show you how to make energy efficient choices when purchasing new homes, appliances, TV’s, and computers.

And all of this will be with an eye towards saving you money.  We’ll have cost comparisons, calculators, and other tools to help you decide if a product or project is right for your circumstances.

Why Reduce Energy Consumption?
There are many reasons to reduce energy consumption.  First and foremost is the impact to your monthly checkbook.  As energy prices continue to rise at rates that outpace inflation, many DIY projects, products, and services may actually yield a ‘ROI’, or in other words, a financial return on your initial investments.

There are also many eco-conscious ‘green-centric’ people that don’t care about ROI, but rather reducing carbon footprints and environmental impact. 

Many people simply enjoy working on their house, and consider it a bit of a hobby.  These people may not be seeking an ROI, but rather a fun project.  

And even if one does not agree with global warming science, most agree that energy resources are finite, and as time progresses it becomes costlier, more dangerous, and more invasive to obtain these resources.   Combine this with our aging energy infrastructure, decades of policy inaction, and a general need to ‘catch-up’ and modernize our energy infrastructure, and it is clear that prices and collateral costs will only rise.

So stay tuned!  Expect frequent updates with simple energy saving projects, product reviews, tools to help you decide which projects are best for you, and much more!