Published by backyard on Sep 29th, 2009 in Electrical, Gardens & Lawn Care, General Tips, Green Energy with No Comments
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 2:48 PM ET
The Canadian Press
The Ontario government hasn’t said if it will ban solar panels on prime agricultural land. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press)About $5 billion in potential investment could go elsewhere if Ontario bans solar panels from prime agricultural lands, the Canadian Solar Industries Association warned Tuesday.
The government [...]
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Published by backyard on Sep 9th, 2009 in Electrical, General Tips, Green Energy, Repairs - General with No Comments
Many of us look at our day to day bills and see the vast increase being handed to the Utilities Companies from our hard earned money. One such Utility in Ontario is the Hydro.
We are subjected to higher prices per kilowatt and paying down a debt based on the stupidity of over paid bureaucrats that [...]
Tags: energy saving, green, hydro bill, lighting, solar
Published by backyard on Jun 29th, 2009 in Electrical, General Tips, Pools & Tubs, Repairs - General with 2 Comments
You go out in you back yard one morning to roam around and enjoy the morning sun along with your coffee. You walk past you hot tub or pool equipment and notice it’s not running. You think to yourself, that’s funny, the equipment should be running.
You check the on off switches and everything seems to [...]
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Published by backyard on Jun 22nd, 2009 in Electrical, General Tips, Green Energy, Repairs - General with 1 Comment
What kind of decisions do I have to make? There are several avenues one can take. If you would like to prepare for the next black out such as the one that took place in Northeastern , Midwestern United States, and Ontario, Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003, at approximately 4:15 pm., then now’s the [...]
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Published by backyard on Feb 16th, 2009 in Electrical, Gas Appliances Other, Repairs - General with No Comments
As times change, so does technology. Electronics and water? Who ever thought? One such company which integrated this technology is Rheem / Ruud. The water heater model goes by the name” Guardian Power Vent”. The control on the front of the water heater is called “Intelli-Vent” made by White Rogers.
This control works quite well and [...]
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