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U.S. Home Heating Costs Predicted To Drop This Winter Ebola, ISIS, Ukraine … turn on the TV or radio, and all we see and hear is bad news. Well, we’re happy to share some good news for the upcoming winter season in regard to your heating bills. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says most American … [Read More]

Stay Safe: Get Your Furnace Inspected Before Cold Weather Arrives! Teeth-chattering weather is just about here! We were looking at the 10-day weather forecast for Granbury, Texas and noticed we’re in for a spell of 30-degree temps beginning Tuesday, Nov. 11. We’ve pulled out our winter gloves, hats and jackets. And our furnace here at … [Read More]

New Gadgets and Technology Make Your Home Comfortable Popular Science has come out with Best of What’s New 2014, the magazine’s annual list of cool new technologies that may (or may not) have a big impact on the world in the near future. It’s one of our favorite annual features, and the magazine (well, these … [Read More]

Smart Energy Summit Reveals Potential For Internet-Based Devices and Services It may be that the utility meter reader’s days are numbered, and you’ll never again see him or her walking up to your home or business to see how much electricity you’ve used for the month. That’s because electric companies across the country are slowly … [Read More]

Five Cool Products for the Home from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show If you want to know what the home of the future is going to be like, you need to check out all the cool gadgets introduced at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. Of course, there are thousands of exhibitors, many with multiple products, … [Read More]