by emily barriere | Sep 17, 2020 | Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism
Earth Day Origins In 1969, the United States’ third most impactful oil spill devastated the Santa Barbara coastline in California. The carelessness of greedy oil companies caused environmental harm to animals, people, and communities. President Nixon was even...
by emily barriere | Sep 10, 2020 | Decentralization, Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism
A New Industry At BarrierEnergy, we stay on the heels of up and coming technology in the energy efficiency industry. One of the forerunners for pioneering this new technology is MicroGrid Knowledge. Recently, we watched a webinar with industry leaders, including our...
by emily barriere | Aug 21, 2020 | Decentralization, Energy Efficiency
The Cause of Blackouts: 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 cool,...
by emily barriere | Aug 12, 2020 | Energy Efficiency, Food Security
The Problem In this world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to rely on a large system to meet our needs. Yet, we have little self-sufficiency and depend on that system to provide everything we need. The grocery store gives us food, the electric company gives us...
by emily barriere | Aug 12, 2020 | Energy Efficiency, HERS Rating, Inspections, Tax Credits
Energy efficiency put simply, means to do more with less. To increase efficiency is to increase the productivity of a process or product. Another goal of efficiency is to reduce waste and pollution. Reduce, reuse, recycle is a good rule of thumb. When most people...
by emily barriere | Aug 12, 2020 | Energy Efficiency, Legal, Zero-Net Energy
The highest possibility for energy efficiency is zero-net energy (ZNE). A building with ZNE produces as much energy as it consumes. Therefore, it produces no waste and has no environmental footprint. Ecological footprint refers to the impact of a person or a community...
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