Fwd: What REALLY Helps? - Home Energy Week

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> Friday, March 24, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: What REALLY Helps? - Home Energy

> Week

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> You want to do your part to save energy, but rent

> your place and

> aren’t sure where to start?

>

> The Bite:

> There are a 101 different ways to conserve energy

> around the

> house...here are just 8 ideas to recap our Home

> Energy Week. These

> little changes done often can mean large savings,

> reducing your energy

> bill by up to 50%.

>

> Benefits:

> - Use power strips to turn off TVs and stereos to

> save the energy

> equivalent of a 100-watt light bulb that’s always

> on.

> - Switch to NiMH rechargeable batteries for alarm

> clocks, remotes, and

> small appliances.

> - Install compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs),

> which last 6 to 10

> times longer than conventional ones and are more

> energy efficient.

>

(http://idealbite.com/tiplibrary/tip.php?tip=20050802 & title=Can_you_Fry_an_Egg_o\

n_Your_Reading_Lamp?)

> - In winter months, draw curtains and use

> tight-fitting, insulating

> window shades. Storm windows reduce heat loss

> through the windows by

> 25 to 50%.

> - Unplug chargers (think cell phones and iPods) when

> not in use. Only

> 5% of the power drawn by a cell phone charger is

> used to charge the

> phone. The other 95% is wasted when it is left

> plugged into the wall.

> - Configure your computer to " hibernate "

> automatically after 15

> minutes of inactivity, and shut it down when you are

> done for the day

> (yes, we know there are naysayers out there – we

> stand by our

> research).

> - Use ceiling fans in the summer AND winter. By

> reversing the

> direction of the blades in the winter, warm air is

> pushed down, and

> heat is distributed throughout the house.

> - Unplug seldom-used appliances such as an extra

> refrigerator to shave

> up to $10 off your monthly utility bill.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> How many Biters does it take to change one of our

> light bulbs? Doesn’t

> matter – since we switched to compact fluorescents,

> we haven’t had to

> worry about changing light bulbs.

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> - Real Goods – compact fluorescent light bulbs and

> other sustainable

> products ($10/bulb).

> (http://www.realgoods.com/)

> - Smart Strip Power Strip - monitors power

> consumption and shuts off

> power when a device is turned off; pays for itself

> in energy savings

> in 2 months ($30.95).

>

(http://www.smarthomeusa.com/Shop/Hardware-Cable/Item/LCG1/)

> - Kill A Watt – measure the energy efficiency of

> your appliances with

> this nifty device ($39.95).

>

(http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html)

> - Home Energy Tune-Up – residential inspection to

> help identify energy

> efficiency problem areas.

> (http://www.hometuneup.com/index.asp)

>

> Share your favorite energy-saving ideas at the Ideal

> Bite Blog.

> (http://idealbite.blogs.com)

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> Bang for the Bite

> Rating: 5 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters traded their circa 1990

> refrigerator for a new Energy

> Star-qualified model, the collective savings be

> enough to light 3,700

> homes for one year.

>

> Cocktail Factoid

> Americans use almost one million dollars of energy

> every minute of

> every day, all year long.

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