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Apr 3 Webinar: Bring Clean Energy Home, Tax Credits and Home Energy Assessments
West Chester Area & Northern Chester County Clean Energy Future and the Chester County Library are Co-Hosting a Hybrid Webinar: Bring...
Jim Wylie
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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 See if you qualify for money back for energy savings projects on your 2023 taxes
Tax Credits for your home energy efficiency: Visit the Rewiring America Calculator, put in how many people in your houses, your zip code,...
Henry Alexander
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Peco's Time of Use (TOU) Pricing-Might save you some dough ($).
By Bryan Hutchinson Peco has been offering Time-Of-Use (TOU) pricing for about 2 years. This pricing is an optional, generation-only...
bghutchinson
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Using PECO's My Energy Usage Tool
Have you ever considered buying or borrowing a household electric monitoring tool? To find out which devices in your house are using the...
Jim Wylie
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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So You Want to Buy an EV or a PHEV!
There is an increasing variety of both EVs (electric vehicles) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) out there. How do you choose...
Henry Alexander
Jul 28, 20232 min read
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My Tankless Water Heater and City Water
About 3 years ago I made the decision to convert from a gas burning hot water heater to a tankless electric unit. I picked out the system...
Jim Wylie
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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What do the IIJA & IRA Mean For West Chester?
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provide a long list of federal incentives (tax...
Jim Wylie
Sep 12, 20224 min read
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Preservation of Crebilly Farm: Open Space Can’t Save Itself
As human activities continue to negatively change climate, green spaces of all types will become increasingly more important in...
mvile1
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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East Goshen Sustainability Expo
Come join East Goshen Residents and others at the first Sustainability Expo on Sunday 4/24/22 from 12-4pm. Where: East Goshen Township...
bghutchinson
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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Results from our Electric Vehicles Survey!
Earlier this year, we shared a survey asking West Chester area residents to share their thoughts on electric vehicle (EV) ownership. We...
Adam K
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Chester County Church Saves with LED Lighting
Our church was built in four stages between 1962 and 2002. We worship on Sundays and operate a preschool and kindergarten nine months of...
Rob Hall
Feb 18, 20222 min read
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I Still Want to Tow My Travel Trailer
About 2 years ago, we retired. Like many people, we thought we would use our newfound freedom to travel about with a travel trailer. We...
Rob Hall
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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Report on Residential Module Kickoff - Public Meetings May 20 & June 3, 2021
West Chester Area Clean Energy Future (CEF) recently unrolled its Residential Module as part of our clean energy campaign! We hosted two...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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Tips for Buying a More Energy Efficient Home
According to Freddie Mac, a typical U.S. family spends over $2,200 per year on energy bills. As a homeowner, it’s important to keep your...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20213 min read
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What is an externality?
You might hear an economist say that the key to a sustainable and equitable future lies in addressing externalities. This term...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20215 min read
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Renewable Home Heating and Cooling Systems
Navigating the world of home heating and cooling systems is not always easy, and can be confusing. There are many different ways to...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20215 min read
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Is a West Chester Tesla greener than a West Virginia Tesla?
There are a lot of misconceptions whizzing around the world of vehicular transportation— particularly when it comes to electric vehicles....
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20213 min read
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Solar Power: A popular misunderstanding?
Depictions of our Sun and its ability to provide for both our forests and now our cities has been a staple of countless environmental...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20214 min read
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Introductory Survey on Renewable Energy in West Chester
At the January, 19, 2021 Introduction to the West Chester Area Clean Energy Future public meeting 5 questions were shared with the...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20213 min read
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Why Renewables?
Why is it important to transition to renewable energy? There are many reasons as to why the transition to renewable energy will play a...
coconnor37
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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