I recall as a child, when my Father came home. First thing he would do when opening the front door is to check the spinning electricity meter.  One thing the old style of energy meter... read more

We think energy awareness is for everyone. That's why we are making the open source SEGmeter, and we are in the final stages of getting 'er done. It will be available to everybody, and makeable... read more

It's a little known fact, but perhaps your old dumb meter is smarter than your new smart meter? If you are using electric hot water, you will pay a lot more for your hot water,... read more

I came across this infographic from ReflectionsOf.Me that shows bottled water's sources, health and energy impacts.       Sam, @samotage   read more

I can still clearly recall from my youth the lyrics from the song Blue Sky Mine, from a popular band of the day Midnight Oil - written by Peter Garret, now Australia's minister for the... read more

It seems that these problems may get a fair bit worse with the city facing the prospect of running out of water by the end of Summer 2010. Steve Hopkings, @stevehopkins rocked my morning at... read more

Renewable energy is one of those terms we hear a lot these days, with the green revolution peering out from behind peak oil, unstoppable climate change and a global economic May Day. This is a... read more

So how much power does my electric hot water system actually use? You may not realise it, but your hot water is a significant component of your homes total energy usage. I didn't know just... read more

re in Victoria, Australia, homes with solar systems are about to get access to a feed-in tariff scheme that's claimed by the Minister for Energy and resources as "a pillar of Victoria's climate change strategy."... read more

You may have heard of the smart grid initiative being rolled out across our cities and run by big utility companies, but have you asked why this initiative only delivers what the utility companies want?... read more