The Renewable Energy Blog

I started using my wood stove again this year for the first time in maybe 7 years. Actually, we’ve never used it for heating the house before. When we moved into our home in 1999 the stove came with it; it had its own alcove of granite and mortar and was a nice touch to [...]

Boy, the last couple of years energy prices have left me reeling. I dusted off my wood burning stove and invested in a couple of electric space heaters. See, my home has 3 heating zones: Main, Bedroom and Basement. 
The basement is set at 45 to keep the pipes from freezing. Can’t change that too much. [...]