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[kipp440]

Sold NGS, PAR.OL Using $ to Conserve Energy

I took long term profits on NGS and PAR.OL last week. I decided to use some of the profits to change some of my energy PIG ways.(I used the rest to buy EOG and VPHM call options)

First, I purchased a Jeep Liberty CRD turbo diesel to replace my 1995 4x4 Dodge Ram. I have put about 500 miles on it and it got 29 mpg on the first tank. The Ram got 12mpg and is parked on the driveway because nobody wants to give me squat for it.

Jeep Liberty CRD link if you are curious: http://www.jeep.com/crd/index.html

Next, I hired a plumber to tear out 2 40 gallon natural gas hot water heaters from the basement and replace them with an "on demand" Rinnai hot water heater. The Rinnai bolts to the wall and only turns on when the tap is turned on. To date I have been burning gas to hold 80 gallons of water hot 24/7 365 days per year. CRAZY! The added bonus is the space saving I get when finishing the basement. Here is the Rinnai site, it is a Japanese CO. and makes very efficient products: http://www.rinnai.us/products/index.asp

Now I am researching corn/pellet stoves. Don't laugh, you can heat your house with corn for about $3.00/day! I am looking at putting a Harman Corn/Pellet Stove in the basement. Check out this link and tell me you don't wish Harman Stove Company was a microcap OTC traded company. These guys are going to make serious cash: http://www.harmanstoves.com/features.asp?id=26

I think we are going to see higher energy prices for a long time. One thing the dooms day guys don't take into consideration in their models is what level of conservation occurs with higher prices. Technology and innovation kicks in and products like I mentioned above offer ways to use less. I drive about 18,000 miles a year and I am going to burn 900 gallons less gas this year than last. If I drive the jeep for the same 10 years I drove the big Ram truck I will burn 9,000 gallons less fuel. That is 2.25 tanker truckloads! I have been a gas PIG for the past 10 years!

ARE ANY OF YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING TO CONSERVE ENERGY?

Kipp