Energy Blog

If you are looking to learn how you can make your energy use more sustainable, our monthly blog covers how you can get involved in renewable energy, be more energy efficient around your home and take advantage of the latest technologies. These can result in power bill savings as well as other benefits! Our four main topics are energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicles and smart home technology.

Live smarter in the New Year

Posted | by SECC |
The New Year is a time to start fresh. It’s about setting goals or resolutions and making small tweaks in our daily lives to improve overall wellness. Although the holiday lights have be…

Light up the season with smart grid

Posted | by SECC |
The holiday season is upon us. From Halloween to New Years and everything in between, the holidays are a time for laughter and joy. They are a time to remember the little things that matter th…

Putting out the fire: the smart grid facts

Posted | by SECC |
The leaves have begun to fall and the spooky decorations have been hung. With the threat of a dry fall or winter, people are searching for ways to ensure homes are safe with digital meters. &#…

How the smart grid underpins community resilience

Posted | by SECC |
Communities around the country are facing unprecedented challenges from weather and climate events. The winter of 2013-14 provides a case in point, with the polar vortex freezing much of the M…

College move-in days and the smart grid

Posted | by SECC |
More than 36 million people move every year according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That's 3.5 times the amount of people who visit Disneyland within a year. Moving is time consuming and stressfu…

If the electricity grid goes out

Posted | by SECC |
On any given day the equivalent of 500,000 people in the U.S. are without power for 2 hours or more. In other words, studies have shown that power outages cost the U.S. economy around $80 bill…

4 ways the smart grid benefits you

Posted | by SECC |
How does the smart grid save me money? What is the smart grid? How does smart grid technology benefit my daily life as an energy user? For many people, these commonly asked questions are at th…

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