Sustainable Living

Can Smart Home Tech Help Lower Your Carbon Footprint?

If you’re a subscriber of Community Solar or are thinking about becoming one, then you probably care about reducing your carbon footprint and treading more lightly on the planet. Not only can you commit to supporting clean energy to lower…

Zero Emissions Day

September 21, 2022! In an effort to raise awareness of our daily emission use and stop the use of fossil fuels for 24 hours, Zero Emissions Day was established on September 21, 2008. It is a day of action celebrated…

6 Ways To Keep Your Cooling Bills Low

6 Ways to Keep Your Cooling Bills Lower This Summer Than Last It’s no secret that energy bills go up in the summer. The combination of higher temperatures and more time spent at home can result in cranking the air…

Sustainable Holidays

How to Make Your Holidays Green

Choosing to have a sustainable holiday can add an extra element of joy to your holiday season, as you’ll feel good knowing you made meaningful memories without harming the environment or adding more trash to landfills. According to Stanford University,…

Saving Energy At Home

With work-from-home and remote learning becoming the new norm for many families, expenditures on commuting and dining out for lunch have virtually disappeared. At the same time, other expenses such as utility bills are increasing. Between zoom calls, streaming movies,…

Growing Your Own Fruits and Vegetables

There is something extremely satisfying about growing your own food. Knowing that you planted a tiny seed and with the help of the sun’s energy, you nurtured it into something that can feed your family, can be very rewarding. Consuming…

Photosynthesis Scavenger Hunt For Kids

Learning about photosynthesis is a great way to get kids thinking about clean energy and help them understand the important role that the sun plays in sustaining life on Earth. With this simple photosynthesis lesson and scavenger hunt, your kids…

How to Get Your Kids Excited About Sustainability

Part of building a clean energy future is educating children about the environment and sustainable living, or how we can change our actions to ensure that our Earth is a healthy place to live for generations to come. With a…

Keep Your Home Office Energy Efficient

Working from home comes with a lot of perks – no commute, freedom to wear what you want, and more time with your family and pets – but, it could result in higher utility bills. When you head into your…

Make Your Basement Energy Efficient

Finished basements can add extra living space to your home. Ensuring it gets plenty of use, though, can be challenging. Basements are notorious for being damp, dark and musty, so it is important you take appropriate steps to make the…