Let Technology Lower Your Energy Bill

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Technologies That Can Change Your Energy Life

lightbulb_dollar_signYou want to save energy and live more sustainably, but that can take a lot of time and you’re busy. No worries. Researchers have been hard at work developing new gadgets that make it easy to conserve. Install these devices in your home and all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the savings.

Next generation thermostats

Programmable thermostats are the most cost-effective way to reduce your energy costs, but they can be complicated to use. Innovative new models are available to help optimize savings on your heating and cooling bills, while making adjusting temperatures easier and more convenient.

  • The Nest programs itself and continually adapts to your changing needs. It automatically creates a personalized schedule to optimize energy efficiency and fit your lifestyle.
  • The Ecobee WiFi thermostat includes a touchscreen interface and remote sensors. The sensors continually monitor each room and the thermostat adjusts temperatures whenever someone arrives or leaves.

Advanced power strips

Many electronic devices in your home—TV, game console, microwave oven—continue to draw power even when they’re turned off. This is known as phantom load, which costs the average household $100 a year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Once, the only way to stop phantom load was to unplug each device, which isn’t very convenient. Now, advanced power strips make saving energy a snap.

Advanced power strips don’t look all that different, but they include some very smart energy-saving capabilities. Plug devices into ‘controllable’ outlets and they will automatically switch off when they are not being used. Constant or ‘hot’ outlets are available for equipment that must remain on.

Some advanced models come with additional features that add more convenience. Occupancy sensors and timers shut off power when nobody’s around, or according to a set schedule. Current sensing units shut off equipment when it detects a drop in power, like when your computer goes into sleep mode.

Smart appliances

Companies such as GE, Whirlpool and LG are developing WiFi enabled smart appliances that are designed to streamline everyday tasks and keep you connected to your home wherever you are. From your mobile device you can do cool things like:

  • Preheat your oven while you are still at the grocery store.
  • Get an alert if your refrigerator door has been left open.
  • Stay updated on how much time is left on laundry wash or dry cycles.

These and other slick new devices are available to make your life simpler, smarter and cheaper. As technology continues to advance, who knows what you’ll be able to accomplish tomorrow.

This article previously appeared in the Entergy Solutions Plus newsletter, and is used with permission. http://members.questline.com/Article.aspx?articleID=32303&accountID=3488

Don’t Be That Guy

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info and photos from Charlie London
wreck-1700moss1-2014apr25Sometime in the early morning hours of Friday, April 25th, the telephone pole at 1700 Moss was broken.

Should you alter your state of mind with whatever substance you choose, please do it safely. When you get in your personal “zone” please don’t operate machinery, especially any machinery that moves. Don’t be “that guy”.

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This person was able to walk away and leave their mess. You may not be so lucky.

Please don’t drink and drive.

 


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Entergy was on the scene and the New Orleans Police Department already had the car towed away by 9 a.m!

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At 11:25 a.m., Entergy was already installing a new utility pole!

Be Safe | Park at 1700 Moss

 


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Park at 1700 Moss just off Esplanade.
Short walk to Jazz Fest.

Parking hours 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

30 dollars per car.

Sorry, no in and out.

 

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Jazz Fest Parking at 1700 Moss Street
(Next to The Esplanade at City Park apartments on Bayou St John)
Cost: $30 per car or pickup per day
Dates: Apr 25, 26, 27 and May 1, 2, 3, 4, 2014
Gate Hours: 10am-8:30pm
Gates locked at 8:30pm
No Overnight Parking
Fenced
Lighted
Attended
Self-Park
Port-O-Let
No blocking
Keep your keys
Wide parking slots
Served by Pedicabs
Credit cards accepted
No 3-hour shuttle wait
Non-profit 501c3 charity
5 blocks from ticket gate on Trafalger
90 percent all-weather concrete parking
All discarded shoes/socks cleaned and donated to local homeless shelter
Support rebuilding of the Deutsches Haus (preserving German culture in the southeast LA area)

Mary Cunningham Gets Things Done

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Faubourg St. John neighbor Richard Angelico contacted Mary Cunningham who works in Councilmember Palmer’s office (District C) about a limb hit by an 18 wheeler on Grand Route St John, directly across the street from 3229 Grand Route Saint John. Mr. Angelico said the limb was dangling dangerously and mixed up in electric wires. Ms. Cunningham immediately took action. She contacted Parks and Parkways, Entergy and the N.O.P.D. to help.

Within minutes, yes I said minutes, vehicles from Entergy and Parks and Parkways arrived on the scene to remove the dangerous limb.

Many thanks to Ms. Cunningham for her quick action on this dangerous situation!

Give Ms. Cunningham a call at 504.658.1030 to let her know Faubourg St. John is truly grateful for wonderful folks like her!

Security cam photo of the truck that hit the tree.

PARKS and PARKWAYS
The Department of Parks and Parkways is responsible for the maintenance of city trees. These are the trees on public property such as neutral grounds, parks and those trees between the sidewalk and the street. The Department responds to requests for tree removal, tree trimming and stump removal. The Department places primary importance on the issues of public safety and prioritizes its work accordingly. Citizens have the option of hiring an arborist and paying to have work done to a city tree in front of their property. This work must be done by a Louisiana licensed and insured arborist and requires a written permit from the Department of Parks and Parkways. The arborist must obtain the free permit. A non-comprehensive list of qualified arborists is available. Stumps may be removed without a permit but should be done only by a licensed contractor with insurance to protect the homeowner in case of accidents. The Department of Public Works has determined that the repair of sidewalks is the respnsiblity of the adjacent property owner. You may contact them at (504) 658-8000. A sidewalk bridging detail, (download here), is available which will allow the citizen to repair the sidewalk while accommodating the roots of the tree and minimizing the need for future repairs. Contact us for more information, to report a city tree problem, or to request pruning or removal.

ENTERGY
Entergy is committed to maintaining its infrastructure in a manner that helps ensure the safety of its employees, customers, and community. Part of that commitment is trimming or removing trees that are too close to the power lines and may be likely to cause power outages or create a safety hazard.

Energy Smart

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Energy Smart

Energy Smart is a local program created by the City Council in partnership with Entergy New Orleans. It offers energy audits and instant rebates to resident and business owners for making their homes and businesses more energy efficient. For more information on the city’s Energy Smart program, call toll-free at 866-721-0249 or visit energysmartnola.info on the web.

Energy Smart Library

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Energy Smart is an energy efficiency program which provides audits and cash rebates to Entergy New Orleans electric customers who take steps to increase the efficiency of their homes and businesses. Energy Smart will be at the Mid-City Library at 3700 Orleans Avenue on Saturday, March 10th from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m.

Energy Smart: free light bulbs, $75 off A/C tune-ups, energy audits, incentives for insulation, air sealing, air conditioning and more!
http://www.EnergySmartNOLA.info

Energy Smart is a City Council and Entergy New Orleans program that provides incentives to homeowners and renters for energy assessments and measures, such as incentives for insulation, reduced A/C tune-ups and free energy efficient light bulbs. Please visit: www.EnergySmartNOLA.info

Free Trees for Arbor Day

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Entergy Corp. is providing 10,000 free trees to its customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas to help them save energy.
The trees, offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, are part of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees program which hopes to conserve energy through strategic tree planting. The foundation says trees provide shade and thus helps lower utility bills.

The trees can be reserved using an online tool —http://www.entergy.com/arborday — that estimates the amount of energy each tree will save in different locations.

Some types of trees available include sourwood, bald cypress, red maple and crape myrtle.