Summer Energy Savings
Prevent Heat Gain From The Sun
Sun shining in through windows and doors literally warms your home like an oven. Use window coverings to keep...
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...
How To Use Ceiling Fans for Year Round Comfort, Savings
People often wonder which ceiling fans to install. There are so many models and prices, leaving some to wonder if they can help cut...
Don’t Get Lost in the Shuffle
Six hundred pages, plus another 1,000 of supporting documents—that’s the length of the latest proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It would amend...
The Speed of Light(ing)
Co-ops help blaze trails for efficient lighting technology.
Spurred by tighter energy efficiency standards, lighting technology is leaping forward, with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) leading the...
Try Zone Heating and Cooling for Home Comfort
Family members may complain that some rooms in your house are too hot or cold, but it’s likely there’s not a home in the...
Legislation Would Strengthen Tie Between Our Peninsulas
By Craig Borr, CEO at Michigan Electric Cooperative Association
The Mackinac Bridge opened to vehicle traffic between the upper and lower peninsulas nearly 60 years...
Cyber Security Patrols
Electric co-ops enhance efforts to protect their members’ personal data and the reliability and security of their electric distribution systems.
Your home probably has several...
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...
‘Smart’ Products Make Saving Energy Easier
Energy savings can be easy with some savvy shopping for power strips, thermostats and residential lighting. These are the most common products you can...










