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Following the “small wind” presentations that Will Heyniger made on June 10, 2009, the Belmar Borough Council agreed that the first step in the process of deciding whether Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (”VAWTs”) would be a cost-effective renewable energy option in Belmar would be to begin gathering wind data at a variety of [...]
Did you know that Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (”JCP&L”) offers a “Residential Time of Day” service plan for its residential customers? And apparently, the program has been available for the past several years.
I will confess that I don’t read everything that comes with my electric bill, so maybe [...]
Big deal, you say, any photo-electric eye can do the same thing. Well, yes and no. While a photocell has its uses, it’s still a pretty dumb technology, limiting your options to “on” at dark and “off” when it gets light out. That leaves a lot of room for error, and can [...]
The environmental efforts of Belmar’s residents are receiving some well-deserved recognition from Inside Jersey magazine, a Star Ledger publication. Belmar was among a small group of New Jersey towns that are being featured in an article entitled "Five Green Towns." The four other towns featured in the article for their green efforts include [...]
In a few weeks you’ll see this research vessel on the Shark River, methodically plying its way back and forth in a pattern that will ultimately cover the entire estuary. Then one day later this year you’ll be able to sign on to Google Earth, zoom down to the Shark River and peer [...]
Belmar hopes to take advantage of grants off-setting most the cost of energy audits in three high-use Borough buildings: the municipal building; Taylor Pavilion and the Union Firehouse. The grants, available through the New Jersey Clean Energy Program, cover 75% of the cost of comprehensive energy audits done by state-recommended firms. The audits will provide [...]
In the fall of 2007, I took the plunge and installed a home automation, or “smart home,” system.
It will take several posts to explain all of the things that a home automation system can do (and I’m still discovering new ways all the time). But the basic idea is that a home automation system [...]
