How motorcycling turned me on to efficient energy management

How motorcycling turned me on to efficient energy management

Always when riding my motorcycle the concept of energy management returns to my thoughts. It’s the trip meter that does it. I can work out distance divided by fuel used. Compared with a car, the fuel economy is great. It was last summer on weekend on a run up the coast, under a clear blue sky, and with a mild tailwind, that I realised I could be doing the same thing at home – working out a new energy management schedule. I’ve used some helpful and not so helpful online energy management resources, and eventually actually saved some real money!
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nBecause just about anything these days gets called ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ it’s tricky to work out science behind every product. The great thing about energy management organisations, especially community focused groups, is that they’ll usually have the right information you need, which is easy to understand and simple to follow.
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nI get a similar sort of satisfaction from home energy management that I do from working out fuel economy from my motorcycle. It’s become a passion, especially at a time where saving money seems to be a national pastime. Government organisations like us to be saving carbon; they want to help use reduce carbon footprints left, right and centre! Whatever the science, it makes sense all round to look at home energy efficiency.
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nRather than go round the house with various meters and wires to work out how much energy each appliance uses, it’s far easier to simply go to an expert energy management organisation. Their mission is to help you, often with free advice and financial help with upgrading those appliances that are costing you more than you would otherwise be paying to run them, were they more energy efficient.
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nIt makes you wonder why some companies don’t put energy efficiency higher on their agenda. Surely that would be a selling point! Motorcycle companies have been shifting their bikes for years, often on the basis that they cost less, as well as being more fun than being sat in a hot stuffy car in traffic jams.
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nIt’s easy to work out the savings when looking at purchasing energy efficient products. Ok, they can cost a little more, but even if the outlay is beyond your weekly pay packet, there are green loans you can apply for that are specially geared for this kind of project. Energy management community groups can tell you more about these.
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nIn conversation it amazes when friends say they’ve no idea what their car’s fuel economy is, and more so with home energy management and important thinks like ceiling insulation. Yet when you meet someone who does know, and importantly, has done something about, it’s great.
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nEnergy management means you pay less, you use energy more efficiently, and your impact on resources is reduced. All you need to do is get the right advice and guidance to the products that’ll use less and give you more.
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Posted Date: 2009-08-03 23:24:33