Electronic Recycling
Jeff (Energy Consultant-Specialist), an Energility team member, has hands on experience with recycling electronics. He worked at Redemtech, now Sage Sustainable Electronics, and was able to see the recycling process up close. Sage Sustainable Electronics states, “based on objective market data for every device, we calculate when to repair, when to refurbish, even when […]
How to Make a More Sustainable Choices
In our last post, we began by discussing energy use/waste with our electronics. We talked about how production is one part of the problem, as well as our society’s constant demand for the latest and greatest product makes electronics the center of an unsustainable cycle. However, we do have an option to purchase items that […]
Electronics are a Drain
The topic of electronics and their sustainability came up when the need for a new printer was needed for Justin’s home office. While doing a search for a printer that would provide the necessary printed materials, the EPEAT (https://www.epeat.net/) logo and designation were on a couple of the printers that were being considered. Not knowing what […]
Gratitude Changes Our Perspective
This year has been hard (seems like a gross understatement). The pandemic has challenged us in many ways. Safety and health have been common and constant concerns that we have lived with in every action and interaction we have taken. Some people have lost jobs or been furloughed for extended periods of time because […]
What the Energility Team is Reading
Yesterday (November 1st) was the day we set our clocks back an hour to have more daylight hours during the day. I am grateful for this because morning coffees in the dark on the patio are a little less energizing than when the sun is up. Yesterday was also National Author’s Day and National Family […]
Renewable Energy and How to Get It In Your Home
When talking to Justin at Energility about the use of energy, he will typically think in a linear pattern of conservation then efficiency and then renewables. You too can think in this way about the energy use in your home. First, can it be turned off or unplugged? As we know, many electronics are […]
Energy Efficiency Day
Happy Energy Efficiency Day! Happy Energy Efficiency Day! Energy efficiency and energy conservation go hand in hand. Energy conservation is using the least amount of energy that you can, or for some items this means being able to turn them off. However, there are many appliances and electronics essential to doing our jobs, and to […]
Happy Fall
The first day of fall and the Autumn Equinox are here tomorrow, September 22nd. Another official “Day” tomorrow is National Temperature Control Day. Now is a good time to start planning ways you can conserve energy in your home in the cooler temperatures. Many of us are ready for cozy weather and the […]
Something to Think About
A recent LinkedIn post from Justin sparked the idea for this blog. It was a simple statement about why he does what he does. “One of the many reasons why I get after it everyday right here. What we leave behind is not our legacy but someone else’s future. My […]
Energility Partners
Energility is focusing efforts to keep momentum on our mission, but we are mindful of what is happening around us. We are continuing to deliver our services to help our clients save both energy and money in their future improvements to their facilities. We work with programs around Ohio to help bring our services to […]