Author Archives: Isaac Lewis

Recently I came across a new Google service, the Google Power Meter. This is a Google.org service that provides users with the ability to monitor their house’s energy usage from any web browser. It comes packaged in a very nice … Continue reading →

Here is a great podcast that I found on Renewable Energy World’s Website. Editor Stephen Lacey interviews several people – including Solar City CEO Lyndon Rive and Dan Reicher from Google.org – about the climate for entrepreneurs starting businesses in … Continue reading →

Gas-powered lawn equipment is a pain. I can’t count the number of times I have had to tip the mower to unclog the blade and discovered that I was tipping it over the wrong way and that I had flooded … Continue reading →

The money to fund an extended Cash for Clunkers program could come at the expense of renewable energy companies.The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill to extend the program which gives consumers up to $4,500 for trading in old … Continue reading →

Here is a very handy little device that might tell you more than you want to know about your household electronics. The Kill-a-Watt is sold online here at Amazon. Here is a video review by a very helpful guy who … Continue reading →

From the Official Google Blog: Ever since we assembled a 1.6 MW solar panel installation at our headquarters in Mountain View in 2007, we’ve been wondering, “Does cleaning the solar panels make them more effective?” We thought it might, but we … Continue reading →

This well pump is absolutely amazing. You can purchase them with either a lever arm or DC gear-motor, so you can use this to charge your pressure tank with or without electricity. The Simple Pump pumps 3 to 5 gallons … Continue reading →