Your Meter Just Got Smarter

PG&E just got a little smarter.  By now your gas and/or electric meter has been upgraded.  It is designed to improve the service the PG&E provides.  Some of the features include:

Remote energy usage reading by PG&E
Allows you to view hourly and daily energy usage
Faster problem resolution
Faster power restoration
Energy alerts via text, email or phone
A positive [...]

New Renovation Rule on Older Homes in the East Bay

It’s the law!
Federal law requires contractors that disturb painted surfaces in homes, child care facilities and schools, built before 1978 to be certified and follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. Always ask to see your contractor’s certification.
Federal law requires that individuals receive certain information before renovating six square feet or more of painted [...]

Home Depot Offering 10% of Appliances

Home Depot is offering 10% off of appliances over $398 with free delivery and haul away.  Thanks, Home Depot!

It is raining cats and dogs in Berkeley and the surrounding areas… Check your sump pumps!

El Nino is coming to Berkeley for dinner tomorrow?
Wait! I am not ready!
It’s raining, it’s pouring, soon we all will be snoring.
Checked the weather lately?
Did you know that it is supposed to rain for the NEXT TWO WEEKS?
A biologist friend sent me an email from a climate scientist that said “The next 2-3 weeks (at [...]

When CFL’s Break- You Need To Know!!

We are all making an effort to become more green.  The easiest switch is changing out your lightbulbs.  So when I walked into a house over the weekend I noticed that one of the CFL’s was broken.  I thought, “Hmmm, this can’t be good.”  It never occured to me what would happen if it did [...]