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You may have considered a switch to LED lighting but are unsure what difference it will make. The lighting system has many significant advantages over traditional lighting methods. Incandescent bulbs ...

LED lightbulbs have slashed the amount of energy we use to light our homes. New data illustrate just how much. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities ...

There are so many great electronics available these days that sometimes it can seem like our houses are just cluttered with hi-tech devices. A step in the next direction would be to find a way solve ...