by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy, ENERGY EFFICIENCY REBATES, Kansas City
So for over two years now I have been talking the energy efficiency talk without fully walking the walk. I did what I could around my house as far as programming my programmable thermostat and replacing my incandescent light bulbs with CFLs, but I still had a lot of...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
There’s good news for Missouri Gas Energy customers in western Missouri. The company has received approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to reduce it’s cost of gas. The reduction will be just over 7.5-cents per hundred cubic feet of gas. Changes in...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
The Closest Nuclear Plant to Kansas City Is among the top three most dangerous in the Country! The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant is among three in the United States that need more intensive oversight, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Congress on...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy, Kansas City
We have recently been blogging about the addition of a new service we are now offering to our GIC customers. We now have an accredited HERS rater on staff. These ratings can be performed on new and existing homes. Read our previous blog on what a HERS rating is and...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
The Smart Grid in KCP&L’s Green Impact Zone, located in the heart of Kansas City, allows Time of Use Rates . By managing the time most energy is consumed, you are able to buy that energy at a significant discount. Users will have real time information data about...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy, ENERGY EFFICIENCY REBATES, Kansas City
As part of our series of blogs focusing on different components of HERS ratings today we are talking about the blower door. This tool is also used in new and existing construction and can be very helpful to both. A blower door measures how leaky the house is to the...
