Alternative Fuel Choice

Would it be feasible to build massive solar, wind, and geothermal power plants which solely do work to make Hydrogen fuel cells which are more portable, versatile, and efficient than most other methods. Could we do some method of this in the country to be completely independent of foreign oil and help stall the global warming process. Basically… Yes today it is deffinetly possible to produce enough energy in all possible means without ever using petroluem oil, you just have to find people with money will to make it happen.

So I treated myself to a new whirlpool energey saving washing machine. Both my neightbors have one already. One stated wash early in the morning you use less energy and save on electric. The other stated to wash late at night. Which one is right?Do you save or it dosnt make a difference?. Explain your answer. After speaking to others on the web, I found the answer. If you are on a type of billing from your electric company where your rates are higher in the afternoon than the early morning or late evening or weekends and holidays, then that is probably where your neighbors are identifying the energy savings. Our billing is that way. Since there is less of a demand for electricity during other than the afternoon hours (most expensive), it's a cheaper rate. But if you pay the same electric rate throughout the day, then the time of day doesn't matter.

My roommate and I are having a little “disagreement” about our window AC. I like to turn off the AC when I leave the apartment to save energy. She likes to leave it on all day on 73 because she thinks that it saves energy and she’s hot natured and doesn’t like the apartment hot when she gets home. Please tell me that she’s wrong. Well, I have your answer right here. Any unit that can cool an apartment down to comfort levels in 10 to 15 minutes is way too big for the job. A properly sized window ac unit will drop the temperature in the area about 2 to 3 degrees per hour, if started with the room at the same temp as outside. When the unit is turned off completely, the space not only gets warmer, but humidity infiltrates from outside. The moisture in the air also has to be removed when the unit is started in order to reach a comfortable condition. If the room is empty for 4 or 5 hours, it's best to leave the unit running and raise the thermostat setting to about 78, to keep the humidity under control. If you're both out for 8 or more hours, and you live in a fairly dry climate, then turning the unit off completely will be less costly in the long run.