Yeah, Dave, the title is a bit tongue-in-cheek, which is why I put it in quotes. Just a bit of tweaking of some of the more passionate and wacky enviros. Not sure if I can do it, but I'd change the title to just "Green tech, what's your experience?" if more folks might contribute.
But honestly, even with it's somewhat sarcastic title, it was still a shot at a practical discussion of anyone's experience with any so-called "green" technology, whether believer or skeptic that man is making some unholy contribution to warm the planet. That's why I ask Keith about his LED lights. I've toyed with the idea of buying some LEDs and starting to make the conversion, but the cost and variability in the options are hurdles for me at the moment, as I noted above.
I did also find that buying CFLs for motion lights (90W equiv) is not a good idea. They turn off and on too much, and that's not good for them. The ones I bought didn't last long. Noticed someone I visited had put some LEDs in their motion lights, but I think those things may run $30 or so. I think the biggest attraction of LEDs may not be the electricity savings, but the probability that once you install one somewhere, you may not have to ever change it again unless you live in the house 20+ years, and even then you may only have to change it one more time before you go on to your reward.
Oh, by the way Dave, if you do start considering solar panels, I ran across an article a few months back that was based on the premise that most panels are put on the wrong side of the house - the south side. Based on energy usage, the article proposed that most of them should face west, but the big assumption in that piece seemed to be no one was home during the day and that most folks would find the solar power more beneficial if their panels were facing west after getting home from work.
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