Our licensed electricians can help you choose the electric vehicle charging station that meets the requirements necessary to charge your electric car.

If you are interested in having a charging station installed at your home, there are a few things to consider:

• Conduct a home power assessment. Check with our certified electricians to determine if your home’s current power capacity can support the energy required for the charging station, or if an upgrade is warranted. Newer homes built in the last 10 to 20 years are equipped with more amps of power than older homes. You will need to make sure your home can support the additional power requirement.
• We can help you select the correct charging station that fit your needs. There are many styles to consider including pole-mounted, wall-mounted and free-standing stations; all available for 120-volt and 240-volt chargers.

Solar energy works by harnessing the sun’s clean, natural energy and converting it into electricity to power your home. Installing solar panels can help reduce or eliminate electricity bills, achieve energy independence AND help to improve the environment and your impact on it.

Maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature can use up to half of your home’s energy. This means that green technologies can help reduce your heating and cooling bills and will have a faster return on investment. Not only is a geothermal heat pump more efficient, but it’s quieter than a conventional HVAC system and it will last a lot longer.

Have you heard of phantom loads? Well, all of those devices like your TV and stereo that plug into the wall actually keep drawing energy even when they are technically off. Instead of turning off they go into “standby mode,” which constantly uses energy, even in the “off” position. Smart Power Strips cut all power to these devices so that they are fully turned off rather than still using electricity in standby mode.

Whether you opt to monitor your power use outlet-by-outlet or go for a home energy management system with all the bells and whistles, the system can send all of the data to your computer or even to your smart phone. Knowing how much power you’re using and where, can help you cut your energy use to save money. Wireless controlled devices can also help you to reduce your home’s energy consumption on-the-fly.

Do you remember to turn the heat down at bedtime or bump the thermostat up before you leave for work, so you’re not cooling an empty house? A programmable thermostat remembers to control your HVAC system, so that you don’t have to. It can also help you save on heating and cooling without sacrificing comfort.