By Staff on September 3, 2010
By Bill Bullock
Most of us don’t give a lot of thought to what fuels power the energy using devices in our homes. It may not seem like it, but we actually have some energy fuel choices. Some options, such as lighting your house with natural gas, heating your home with electric resistance heat, or cooling [...]
Posted in Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Bill Bullock
The electricity network, all the way from generation to a customer’s meter, is similar to a highway system. If roads are built to handle all traffic smoothly during the few hours per week of rush hour then they are significantly over-built for the rest of the time. Often, there is a compromise in [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy, MLGW
By Staff on April 29, 2010
By Bill Bullock
This is the third in a series of articles on energy use and practical information to help a resident of Memphis make wise decisions regarding ways to lower energy consumption and overall utility costs.
In midtown, most of our homes were built before modern air conditioning was available. Many homes incorporated design features such [...]
Posted in Education, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy, green, tips
By Staff on April 28, 2010
By Amy Dunbar
Green is everywhere. From bumper stickers, to logos on t-shirts, Cooper-Young is busting with shades of green. These shades are not the colors found in a crayon box or the colors of the trees and bushes. Rather, they are shades of attitude regarding energy conservation.
I recently completed research, which was done in cooperation [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Goings On!, Green/Eco | Tagged CY Community News, energy, events, green, smallest user
By Kristan on March 28, 2010
By Bill Bullock
This is the second in a series of articles on energy use and practical information to help a resident of Memphis make wise decisions regarding ways to lower energy consumption and overall utility costs.
Last month’s article discussed how to reduce energy usage and save money when it comes to heating your home. This [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged CY Community News, eco, energy, green, smallest user, tips
By Kristan on March 4, 2010
I’ll just be forthright and say that I am not happy with the fact that Cooper Young is losing The Smallest User competition. Well, let me clarify. It’s not so much the losing that I have a problem with; it is the fact that it isn’t even a competition thus far. Cooper Young has never failed [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged CY Community News, eco, energy, green, smallest user
By Patrick on March 1, 2010
By Scout Anglin and Sutton Mora Hayes
About 30 people turned out at First Congregational Church on January 27th for the launch of The Smallest User campaign to reduce energy consumption in the neighborhood. The Smallest User is a partnership between Cooper-Young Development Corporation (CYDC), the Evergreen Historic District Association, MLGW, and The University of Memphis.
During [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy, green, smallest user
By Kristan on February 27, 2010
By Bill Bullock
This is the first in a series of articles on energy use and practical information to help Memphis residents make wise decisions about ways to lower energy consumption and overall utility costs.
The factors that determine our monthly energy bill are the energy use of a particular appliance and the duration over which it [...]
Posted in Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy, green, home repairs, tips
By Patrick on January 25, 2010
CY preps for a greener year as energy efficiency competition debuts
By Sutton Mora Hayes
As we have mentioned a few times in the past several months, the CYDC is participating in a new program called The Smallest User: A Neighborhood-Based Energy Efficiency Project in partnership with MLGW, The University of Memphis, and the Evergreen Historic District [...]
Posted in CY Community News | Tagged CY Community News, energy, green, smallest user
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