Save Energy
Replace 4 lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lightbulbs.
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Eliminate 1800 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over the life of the bulbs. |
More actions you can take:
- Buy Energy Star products and appliances.
- Turn lights and computers off when they are not in use.
- Clean your refrigerator coils. Dust on
the coils located in the back of a
refrigerator makes it less efficient.
- Change or clean the filters in your air conditioners and heaters.
- Use sleep mode on your computers at home and at the office. Turn them off at night.
- Open the dishwasher and air-dry dishes instead of using the hot air dry cycle.Only run the machine with full loads.
- Dry your laundry on a clothesline.
- Wash clothes on warm or cold cycle, not hot.Wash only full loads.
- Turn down your hot water heater to 120F.
- Shorten showers by a few minutes to conserve hot water.
- Adjust thermostat when you leave the house (10F down in winter, 10F up in summer).
- Keep up with basic furnace maintenance. Have it professionally tuned and cleaned, and replace air filters regularly.
- Cook more efficiently. Cover pots, use a pressure cooker when appropriate, keep burners clean, cook several dishes at a time in the oven, and use a microwave to heat food.
- Keep drapes or blinds closed at night in winter and during the day in the summer to reduce heating and cooling needs.
- Install faucet aerators in sinks to reduce hot water use.
- Insulate the 4 ft of hot water pipes closest to hot water heater.
- Insulate all hot water pipes.
- Caulk and weatherstrip all your doors and windows.
- Have a professional seal your heating ducts to reduce the loss of heated air.
- Install a programmable thermostat.
- Replace appliances--dishwashers, refrigerators, washing machines--that are more 10 years old with an Energy Star model. The older models are less efficient than newer ones.
- Replace your old furnace with efficient Energy Star model.
- Install a solar hot water heater.
- Eat one less beef meal per week. It takes far more energy to produce meat for consumption than it does to raise a crop.
