Family has started to take over your house for the holidays. Everyone wants a say in the dinner menu. The laundry is piling up so much that it’s hanging out of your windows. We all know the holidays can be stressful. Instead of taking it out on your loved ones, take a few minutes each
Happy Friday to all! Last Friday before the holidays – do you have all of your shopping done? No? Yikes! Okay, we won’t keep you long then. Here’s your Direct Energy Buzz. Are you traveling over the holidays? Perhaps a warm and tropical vacay? As we warned you on Monday, don’t leave your household electronics
The spirit of giving is everywhere at Direct Energy. This year our Pittsburgh office held it’s first ever Cupcake Wars in honor of Austin’s Cupcake Fund – a fundraising effort to aid those suffering from Short Cut Syndrome. Twelve employees baked two dozen of their own holiday-inspired cupcakes and put them to the test of
Will you be traveling this holiday season? When you leave your house, do you unplug everything? The average household has more than 70 plug-in electronics and appliances. If they are left plugged in, even if they are not in use, they are mindlessly eating away at your energy bill causing you to be an ENERGY
The holidays can bring out the best in us all, but it can also bring out the worst in our energy bills. Before you toast to the holidays, don’t get too plugged-in or you just might become an ENERGY ZOMBIE! Chunk and Rita Shambles have some great tips to help you conserve energy this holiday
Not the movie-night type? Some people just don’t enjoy kicking back with some hot chocolate and watching a good flick. We get it…kind of. If you’re more of a board game type of person, we’ve compiled a list of fun board games that you should play with your family! This is a great time of
Last week, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a photo collection of Earth at night called “Black Marble,” which was captured by Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, or VIIRS. The VIIRS detects visible light, and it is sensitive enough to detect the nocturnal glow produced by Earth’s atmosphere. These new images