“Reduce, reuse, recycle” is a mantra that has become ingrained in our brains over the last few years. As a nation, we’ve gotten pretty good at the recycle part. Reducing and reusing is the part most of us are becoming really conscious about today. We’re all taking small steps to change the way we use energy and products, and it is really beginning to add up. But, we all can do more.

One of the best ways I can think of to reduce the energy you’re using is to install one of Sungate Energy Solutions’ on demand hot water systems. On demand hot water systems heat water for you only when you need it. Traditional hot water systems keep heated water sitting in the tank at all times. It heats it over and over, whether you’re using it or not.

When you think about it, traditional hot water heaters are a really big waste. Why heat water all day long while you’re at work and the kids are at school? Reducing the amount of water we heat each day is the perfect example of living out the “reduce” portion of the mantra.

On demand hot water systems from Sungate Energy Solutions can be sized to fit your family’s needs, so that you have all the hot water you need when you need it, but that you never heat water when you don’t. This simple reduction technique might save you as much as 70% over what you’re paying to heat your home’s water now. Since heating water is the second biggest energy expenditure in your home, that’s a pretty significant savings.

So, reduce your hot water energy usage by calling Sungate Energy Solutions today and asking for your own on demand hot water system. It’s one easy way to save money and put that environmentally friendly mantra to good use at the same time!

Do you ever look at your kids and wonder what their world will look like when they’re your age? I do it all the time, and it’s a bit of a frightening proposition, in many ways.

Our water and our air are already dirty; how much dirtier will they be in 30 years? Our landfills are already full; how many more will we have to build to hold all our garbage? The marine life in our oceans is dwindling and our jungles hold fewer animals than they did 30 years ago. Which creatures will be extinct in another 30 years?

When we worry about these things, our fears should do more than simply scare us; they should be a call to action. While we can all acknowledge that, as a society, we’ve gotten a bit of a late start on our environmental consciousness, we do have one, and many people have reason to feel good about the steps they’ve taken personally.

At Sungate Energy Solutions, our employees and our customers do feel good about the steps they’re taking to create a healthier future for their children. Every day our employees see progress toward a better environment as they design and install solar energy systems, solar hot water heaters, insulation, energy efficient windows and other environmentally friendly solutions for our customers.

Our customers can see the impact their making on the environment each month when they see lower energy usage and enjoy the financial benefits of those lower energy bills. They can use their solar panels as a teaching opportunity to show their children the power of the sun and how we can harvest it for our benefit and that of the earth.

So, when you worry about your children’s environmental future; don’t just worry. Do your part. If you take the steps today to reduce your own carbon footprint by letting Sungate Energy Solutions work with you to increase your home’s energy efficiency and reduce your dependence on the utility companies, you’ll not only be creating a better future for your children, but you’ll also be giving yourself peace of mind.

Insulated windows are one of the best, yet most overlooked, home improvements you can make. New windows immediately add beauty to your home, and their design makes keeping them clean so much easier. But, the best reason to install double insulated windows from Sungate Energy Solutions is the money you can save on your heating and cooling bills. You’ll be able to keep the heat out of your home next summer.

Energy efficient windows work in both winter and summer to save you somewhere between ¼ and 1/3 of your energy costs. They do this, quite simply, by keeping inside air in and outside air out. Much of your heating and cooling costs come from leaking air if your windows and doors are not energy efficient.

Sungate Energy Solutions offers lots of options in energy efficient windows. Some people resist adding new windows to old homes, fearing they will look out of place with an older home’s design. But, with so many windows to choose from, you can certainly find ones that work well with the architectural detail of your home.

You’ll also enjoy your insulated windows for the quiet they bring to your home. They eliminate a huge amount of traffic and street noise to your home.

So, contact your Sungate Energy Solutions representative today about replacing some, or all of your home’s old windows with new energy efficient ones. We can make the project painless, and offer you the best value for the best windows money can buy. And, if you buy by the end of 2010, Uncle Sam will give you a 30% tax credit on those insulated windows, up to $1500. So, there’s never been a better time to improve your home’s energy efficiency than right now.

We’ve known for some time now that using solar energy to reduce our dependence on our utility companies was a great way to help the environment. But many people have continued to be “on the fence” about whether or not it was really a good financial investment, since solar energy systems do have some significant upfront costs.

But, solar energy systems have also just gotten the nod from the financial experts, too. A report in the September 7, 2010 Healthy Financial Habits online news letter says that between the fact that they are a long term investment and the energy tax credit you’ll receive from the federal, and possibly your state, government, solar energy solutions are indeed a sound financial decision.

That’s why the solar energy experts at Sungate Energy Solutions are working so hard to get consumers up and running on their solar energy systems, including solar hot water systems for your home and your swimming pool, and for converting your other home energy needs to solar to reduce your dependence on the local utilities.

The government’s tax credits run through 2016 on solar energy systems. Some states also offer tax credits, though their expiration dates don’t necessarily coincide with those of the federal government.

Now that you have the peace of mind that you’re making a good financial decision when you install a solar energy system for your home, it’s time to make that call to Sungate Energy Solutions. Choosing a company like Sungate that specializes in solutions that make homes more environmentally friendly and energy efficient ensures that your money is well spent and that all your needs are met. Sungate’s engineers are highly trained in design and installation of solar energy systems, solar hot water systems and lots of other home improvements. Check us out – and make a great financial investment in your home.

For a long time on this blog we have been talking about the financial implications of using solar panels for your daily energy needs. As a side note we also sometimes talk about what devastating impact the conventional sources of energy are making on our environment. “Side note” because, unfortunately and tragically, when it comes to worrying about the environment and the purity of the air that we breathe and the food that we eat and the water that we drink, we keep sweeping the issue under the carpet unless the water is over our noses.

We forget, or choose to ignore, what sort of world we are going to leave for our children and their children.  If we don’t take constructive measures right now our children will resent us forever, if they are able to survive the neglect we wrought upon the only planet we’ve got.

At Sungate Energy Solutions we not just do the business of providing solar energy solutions to our customers we also try to educate them and sensitize them towards the need for cleaner and renewable energy sources. You may think that it is good for our business if more and more people by solar panels and of course it is good since we are into this business, but that’s simply because  we are into “right” business.  The pioneers in this field are going to make a significant contribution towards the well-being of the planet.

When you stop using power generated from fossil fuels less oxygen and other toxic gases are released into the atmosphere. Do you know that approximately 667,000 school-age kids have been diagnosed with asthma (source: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/asthma/asthma.htm) and most of these cases are due to air pollution?  The problem has attained epidemic proportions and it is mostly left neglected because the symptoms are not very drastic (we’re not talking about people who actually have asthma).  And this is just one single problem.  Many new mutations are occurring due to air and water. Millions of children around the world are growing up carrying around poisonous residues inside their bodies with alarming ramifications.

Of course these problems cannot be solved in a single day but Sungate Energy Solutions is surely playing an important role by formulating a business model around this urgent need: installing devices that derive energy from the sun. You can also become a part of this revolutionary shift towards healthier and renewable alternative.  Contact us today to know more about how you can make a big difference in what sort of world your children and their children are going to inherit.