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Mail: P.O. Box 69, Vernonia, OR 97064
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Landscaping Combines Beauty With Saving Energy
People tend to appreciate landscaping for its aesthetic value, but proper landscaping also affects the energy efficiency of your house. Proper landscaping includes the use of ground cover, dwarf and full-size shrubs, climbing vines and trees. Ground cover is typically some type of plant, grass or gravel. The selection you make depends on your climate and specific house. A combination that works best for one house may not…
An Electric Rate Formula
Putting together your power bill is a science. Like a chemist mixing liquids in a lab, it requires adding a specific amount of each ingredient to create a formula that allows the utility to stay in business and provide you with the electricity you can count on day in and day out. Start with the cost of buying or generating power. Add in the distribution lines, electrical facilities…
Conserving Electrical Resources
Dad sits in his easy chair reading the paper, while Mom is at the table making notes. Junior is busy playing with his truck. In another room, both the the television and stereo are on, and a lamp lights a now unoccupied space. The meter spins along, recording usage from electrical items throughout the house. It doesn’t matter that no one is watching the football game. The meter…