What does Energy Efficiency Mean to You?

Recently, I’ve been thinking about what energy efficiency is, and what it means to me, to my family, to our community, and to our world. To me, energy efficiency represents freedom – freedom from high utility bills, freedom to be comfortable in my own home without having to wear two pairs of socks, freedom from dependence on foreign oil – but I’m curious to know what other people think energy efficiency means to them. So what DOES it mean to you? How do... Read More

Creative Office In Olympia Signs Up To Become More Energy Efficient

This morning, Lowell Gordon, owner of Creative Office, signed up to upgrade the lighting throughout his commercial building. Local electrical contracting company Capital Electric will be doing the upgrade. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will be providing a grant to Lowell that will cover approximately 40% of the job. Creative Office has about 150 fluorescent fixtures that will be upgraded from old T-12’s to new T-8’s. They will also be upgrading their old track lighting and exterior... Read More