LEDs Advance Farm Lighting
One of the biggest developments in lighting our homes, businesses and streets involves the use of light emitting-diodes (LED). These lightbulbs convert electricity directly...
Tips for Building a Strong, Efficient Home
There are new home construction methods available that are much stronger and efficient than typical insulated, wood framing. Some of these methods could more...
Efficient Outdoor Lighting Tips For Better Security And Entertaining
With energy-efficient LEDs and CFLs, it is much easier to light your house effectively without driving up your electric bills. Although these bulbs, especially...
The Way of the Lotus
New protective coatings developed for power lines may guard your cell phone, too.
Imagine dropping your cell phone into a swimming pool—and then, after a...
Energy Saving Tips for Manufactured Homes
If you own a manufactured home (formerly called mobile homes), you may feel like the only option you have to make it more energy...
Biomass Fuels Renewable Energy
This is fifth in a series on how electricity is generated. The others covered clean-coal technology, nuclear, wind power and natural gas. Watch future...
Help Your Electric Co-op Keep Rates Affordable
A message for all Michigan electric co-op member-owners. . .
The fight to maintain affordable, reliable electricity continues–and you can help!
Co-op members are needed...
Wind Talkers: The Pros and Cons of Wind Power
This is third in a series on how electricity is generated. The first (January) was about clean-coal technology, and the second about new nuclear...
Challenges of ‘Greening the Future’
Your home’s electricity comes from one of two sources: fossil fuels and renewables. Electric co-ops, public power districts, and public utility districts balance these...
New Hope for Nuclear in Small Modular Reactors
This article is second in a series on how electricity is generated. The first, in January, was about clean-coal technology. Watch future issues for...
Pizza Recipes Due by June 1
Share your favorite “Pizza” recipe with us by June 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s more!
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