The Periwinkle Foundation is Helping Families Fighting Pediatric Cancer, and Bounce Energy Wants to Help
By Adam, May 7, 2013, Charity & Community, News
Let us be blunt: cancer sucks. It really sucks. Regardless of what part of the body it might attack, it’s a terrible affliction with painful treatment processes, and it affects too many people. Most of us have an extended family member or friend that has received the life-altering diagnosis of cancer, and it strikes fear in all our hearts. Thankfully, there are amazing organizations out there like The Periwinkle Foundation that invest years of [...]
Save Money on Your Electricity Bill with These Top-Rated Energy Star Appliances
By Vernon, May 17, 2013, Energy Efficiency, Green, News, Save Money
With summer heat on the way, many consumers will do anything possible to save money on the electricity bill. One of the most effective means of energy conservation is to purchase Energy Star qualified appliances. And with summer's hot temperatures in mind, let's take a look at some of the top-rated Energy Star appliances on the market to see where you can use less energy throughout your home. Refrigerators Next to air conditioning, refriger [...]
“The Wind Bloweth where it Listeth”: The Past, Present, and Future of the US Wind Energy Industry (Part 2)
By Vernon, May 16, 2013, Energy Efficiency, Green, News
Depending on who you talk to about wind energy and how it powers the electric grid, there's bound to be… well, some spin. Much of the discussion centers the reliability of wind energy in terms of how it meets base load compared to the zero fuel cost and extremely low carbon emissions, as well as concerns about whether or not the wind industry can compete with other forms of energy fuels. With this new three-part series, we hope to provide a qua [...]
The Winners of the Pin It to Win It and 5-5-5 Birthday Contests with Bounce Energy
By Adam, May 15, 2013, Events & Fun, News
It's been a busy couple of months for contests at Bounce Energy. In April, we held our inaugural Be Green Pin It to Win It contest, and tons of new followers followed us on Pinterest and repinned their favorite Earth Day images on your Pinterest board. So, we're happy to announce that the randomly selected winner of our inaugural Be Green Pin It to Win It Contest is… Drumroll please… Bonnie F.! This lucky lady will receive a $1,0 [...]
Step into the 21st Century with one of the Top 8 Programmable Thermostats
By Vernon, , Energy Efficiency, Green, Save Money
Are you thinking about getting a programmable thermostat, but you're also feeling secretly intimidated by the technology that you dread the research? As it turns out, you're not alone. According to a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory paper, How People Actually Use Thermostats, "Today’s modern programmable thermostats (PTs) are complicated and difficult for users to understand, leading to errors in operation and wasted energy." The trick [...]
Storm Chasin’: Bounce Energy Analyzes the Forecast for the 2013 Hurricane Season
By Vernon, May 14, 2013, Hurricane Prep, News
Despite predictions of a weak El Niño last year, the 2012 hurricane season was one of the most costly and active on record. The season culminated in October with a sprawling Category 2 hurricane named Sandy. Hurricane Sandy collided with a stalled arctic front in the north Atlantic Ocean and then plowed straight into New York City. Storm-related damage in the US was estimated at $71 billion. Eerily enough, predictions this year's storms are f [...]
7 Helpful Tips for your Home and Business during National Electrical Safety Month
By Adam, May 13, 2013, Energy Efficiency, FAQs, News
It's May, which means that it's National Electrical Safety Month, a month designed to promote electrical safety in the workplace, home and elsewhere. This event is spearheaded by the Electrical Safety Foundation International, (ESFI) a non-profit that's dedicated to encouraging electricity responsibility. And since Bounce Energy is an electricity company, we thought it would be helpful to provide some of our own tips and tidbits for [...]
Happy Mother’s Day from Bounce Energy!
By Adam, May 12, 2013, Events & Fun
Hopefully, most of our wonderful readers are far away from your computers honoring your mothers in some form or fashion, but Bounce Energy wanted to wish all of our friends, fans, and followers who happen to be Moms a very Happy Mother’s Day! As many studies have shown, it’s Moms that typically manage household finances and decisions like choosing the electricity company for the home, so we are really appreciative that you’ve selected Bounc [...]
Fruits and Vegetables for Everyone: 6 Steps to Mastering your Local Farmers Market
By Brooke, May 10, 2013, Events & Fun, Green, News
Eating food that's local and organic in origin is not only healthy for you, but it is great for Mother Earth too. The problem is that with misleading marketing and packaging these days, it can be tricky knowing what sort of produce you are really buying for your family. That’s why shopping at a farmers market is a great alternative to buying in grocery stores because you know that the fruits and vegetables you're getting are fresh and local. So [...]
“The Wind Bloweth where it Listeth:” The Past, Present, and Future of the US Wind Energy Industry (Part 1)
By Vernon, May 9, 2013, Energy Efficiency, Green, News
Depending on who you talk to about wind energy and how it powers the electric grid, there's bound to be… well, some spin. Much of the discussion centers the reliability of wind energy in terms how it meets base load compared the zero fuel cost and extremely low carbon emissions, as well as concerns about whether or not the wing industry can compete with other forms of energy fuels. With this new three-part series, we hope to provide a quality o [...]
How the Natural Gas Pricing Update for Spring 2013 Affects Your Energy Prices
By Vernon, May 8, 2013, Energy Efficiency, News
I have a big, affectionate dog who likes to sit at the other end of the sofa when I'm watching a movie. If I'm eating something, like a big cheeseburger, my dog's nose gets working, and pretty soon he's craning his neck vigorously sniffing in my direction. He's rather crafty, so he knows to slowly nose his way over to me, until, before I know it, he's right at the edge of my plate, begging for a treat with those big, brown puppy-dog eyes. Like [...]
Protect your Air Conditioner with the Pre-Summer HVAC Promotion from Bounce Energy
By Adam, May 6, 2013, Save Money, Special Offers
As any Texan can tell you, it’s hot in the summer, and we all love our air conditioner. Unfortunately, in an effort to stave off the heat and humidity, we love them a bit too much, and they break down on us if they’re not maintained properly. And when that happens, not only are the repairs costly, but you’re stuck without a working HVAC system at the worst possible time - the middle of a Texas summer. Thankfully, since Bounce Energy keep [...]
