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Things you can do to reduce your energy use |
Use
CFL or LED lightbulbs |
- CFL
bulbs
- save
66% on energy over incandescent bulbs
- saves
400 pounds of greenhouse gas for each bulb you switch out
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Buy
and use Energy Star rated appliances |
- you
can use 10-50% less energy
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Unplug
appliances when not in use, and turn off power indicator lights |
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Heating
and cooling |
- turning
your heat down consistently even one degree can save 1-3% on your
heating bill
- set
your AC as warm as is comfortable
- turn
your AC thermostat up or off while you’re away (it doesn’t cost more
energy for AC to run harder)
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Seal
and insulate around doors and windows |
- This
saves energy two ways
- keeps
the temperature from escaping from the indoors to the outdoors
- convection
action (draft) caused by air movement can cause a person to feel cooler
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Adjust
your blinds (and windows) to help heat and cool your home! |
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Plan
your errands to decrease car use and use alternative transportation
when
possible |
- public
transportion
- bike
- or
even walk!
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Ride
share to work |
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Microwave!!!
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- Microwave
when you can, they use 50% less energy than a conventional stove/ oven
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Buy
and use energy efficient cook-ware |
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Put
your fridge in a shady (cool) spot |
- heat
form a window makes your fridge work harder to stay cool
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Adjust
you computer settings |
- set
your computer to sleep if not in use after
five
minutes
- don't
use a screensaver ... they actually use a lot of energy to keep the
screen lit up
- turn
off your monitor when not in use
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