Monday, December 21, 2009

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Three Best Ways to Use Social Media

Been noticing more laundromats and laundry businesses than ever promoting themselves on twitter and connecting with other industry professionals:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004574600333460307634.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Rossmore Laundromat/JP Carwash Enjoys Solar Water Heating Savings

The Rossmore Laundromat and JP Carwash in Jamaica Plain, MA has seen such great results from its solar hot water heating panels that it’s in the process of adding more. The company’s 25 solar water heating panels, first installed in November of 2007, measure approximately 800 sq. ft. in area and have a capacity of 52 kilowatts (kWTH). The company is planning to install 10 more SWH panels, which are expected to be up and running by the end of 2008. The panels initially cost $55,000 to install, but the company received $9,000 total in utility rebates from National Grid ....

http://www.mass.gov/Eoeea/docs/doer/eleaders/eleader-rossmore.pdf