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Water-Efficient Landscaping in California

by Emily Barriere | December 27, 2024 | Environmentalism | 0 Comments

Water-Efficient Landscapes in California Creating water-efficient landscapes in California is crucial due to the state’s ongoing drought conditions and its focus on sustainability. While Americans often take fresh water for granted, the United Nations reported in 2022...

HVAC Efficiency Ratings

by Emily Barriere | March 18, 2024 | Energy Efficiency | 0 Comments

Do HVAC Efficiency Ratings Matter? When deciding what HVAC equipment to install, efficiency ratings are the key to differentiating between various makes and models. Without a basic understanding of efficiency ratings, it's much like trying to interpret a foreign...

Cost Effective Energy-Efficient Upgrades

by Emily Barriere | December 28, 2023 | Energy Efficiency | 0 Comments

Which Energy-Efficient Upgrades Should I Choose? Frequently, we get the question about the most cost-effective upgrades when remodeling older homes. Many homeowners have concerns about their energy bills but don't want to spend an enormous amount on energy-efficient...

Microgrid Technology

by Emily Barriere | Sep 10, 2020 | Alternative Energy, Decentralization, Energy Security | 0 Comments

A New Industry At BarrierEnergy, we stay on the heels of up-and-coming technology in the energy efficiency industry. MicroGrid Knowledge is one of the forerunners in pioneering this new technology. Recently, we watched a webinar with industry leaders, including our...

Modern Food Resilience

by Emily Barriere | Aug 27, 2020 | Food Security | 0 Comments

Covid Crisis and Food It’s no surprise that the emergency COVID-19 has created far-reaching consequences. Many sectors in our modern economic and social system have been affected. One major consequence of social well-being is food resilience, which involves...

California’s Energy Blackout Epidemic

by Emily Barriere | Aug 21, 2020 | Decentralization, Myth Busting | 0 Comments

Centralization: California is experiencing rolling blackouts throughout the state during a time when we are experiencing both heat waves and a pandemic. Energy is the most necessary resource in society today! We depend on energy to keep us warm, keep us...

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