Are You Prepared For A Power Outage?

NOW is the Time Electrical power outages can happen any time of the year due to storms, accidents, construction, or grid blackouts; but winter is by far one of the most dangerous times to be caught unprepared in an outage. Even a relatively short amount of time...

What Causes a Burnt or Melted Outlet?

Recognizing a Problem At some point in your experience as a home or business owner, you may be going about your day as usual, only to find that one of your electrical outlets has been blackened and melted by heat (right where you were wanting to plug in a new...

How to Determine A Home’s Average Energy Consumption in Las Vegas

It is more important in some places than others to know what typical energy consumption is before buying or renting a home – and Las Vegas is one of them. The main issue is the Las Vegas’ climate – with typical summer highs of over 100 and winter...

Home Electrical Storage Batteries: Changing the Way We Power Our Homes

Your smartphone, watch, clocks, radios, and flashlights operate on batteries and soon, your house might too. Home electrical storage batteries have already hit the market as consumers seek renewable energy options and lower electrical bills. From powering medical...

Electricity in a Rental Property: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know

When renting an apartment, tenants can reasonably expect to have decent electrical service. In Nevada, as in all states except Arkansas, landlords have a basic duty to keep the place livable under the “implied warranty of habitability.” This includes...

Smart Home Technology: What Can it do For You?

Smart home technology allows for controlling certain aspects of your home. Simply defined, it is the integration of appliances and smart devices through the control of a central panel via the internet. The growing use of smart home technology is predicted Zion Market...

Powerline Networking: What You Should Know

Thanks to interference from nearby Wi-Fi networks and the complications of running Ethernet cables through a home or office, powerline networking has become a more viable option for many in Las Vegas and Henderson. Still, for various reasons, powerline networking is...

Do Single-Story Homes Really Save Energy?

The debate about energy efficiency as it relates to the number of stories (floors) in a home is not a new one. The crux of the debate has to do with heating and cooling, since that accounts for nearly half of the typical homeowner’s energy expense. The consensus...