Tomorrow's Solutions Today...
A lot has been said recently about energy efficiency, the smart grid, net metering, and the like. In order to effectively manage our energy costs and reduce our reliance on a decidedly flawed system we must all become more aware of the way we use energy.
Our Ecotronics line is a suite of home and office solution packages to help lower you electric bill and monitor your home or office's energy usage up to 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year.
Did you know that in 2008, we generated 3,806,611 GWh (GigaWattHours... a lot.) from fossil-fired thermal power plants. Those plants, on average, operate at 33 percent fuel efficiency, meaning that for every 1 unit of electric power generated, 2 units of waste heat were thrown away in cooling towers, rivers and streams. That’s 2 x 3,806,611 GWh of wasted heat, or 26.4 quads up in smoke. And that's before it even reaches the wires that carry it (losing energy all the way) to the wires that light and heat our homes. We use upwards of 26% of the world's electricity while making up for less that than 5% of it's poulation. I'm no economist but areas with the greatest demand, I believe tend to pay the highest prices... You do the math. Who is bearing the burden of this crisis? And more important than how we got here (though history teaches valuable lessons, the past cannot be changed and blame doesn't breed solutions) is what can we do now? How can we be part of a solution rather than part of a the problem?
At Antioch we are comitted to customizing solutions to benefit our clients' lives and communities by helping them measure and monitor their energy habits and patterns to provide real solutions to help lower their energy expenses. Awareness is the first step...(more)
