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Baking
an Autumn Energy - Savings Pie
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Look for ovens with windows so
you can peek at what you are cooking – opening
the oven door releases a lot of heat. |
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Right after you cook, self-clean your oven or use
your oven to keep food warm – take advantage of
the existing heat. |
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Try to cook as many dishes as you can in the oven
at once, with an average cooking temperature if the
degrees are not the same. |
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Ever tried cooking in a crock-pot? Amazing savings
and with a timer setting you can have a fresh stew to
eat when you arrive from work. |
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Let's
Talk! Energy Tips on your Cell Phone
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Use energy efficient battery chargers,
which, on average, use 35% less energy than conventional
chargers. |
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Don’t get cut off. Make your cell phone battery
last longer by adjusting the brightness of your screen
and the volume of your ring. |
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Keep your batteries cool. Batteries should never be
allowed to overheat or be exposed directly to the sun. |
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Save Energy: Unplug your cell phone charger when not
in use! |
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Winterizing
Energy Tips to Insulate your Home
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Light incense sticks next to possible
sources of air leaks such as windows, electrical outlets
and plumbing fixtures-- horizontal smoke indicates leaks. |
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Don’t let 10% to 30% of your energy sneak out
through the cracks of your heating or cooling ducts
– make sure they are well insulated. |
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Enjoy a possible 10% saving on your annual energy
bill by sealing your walls, floor, ceiling and roof
with weather stripping, caulking, and expanding foam. |
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If the oven is on for an hour or more, close doors
leading to the kitchen to keep from heating up the rest
of the house. And in the winter do the opposite -- use
the heat! |
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Don’t
Break the Icebox in Holiday Season Preparations
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Don’t block the circulating
fan. |
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Defrost regularly, or you can strain your freezer’s
motor. |
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Stay away from side by side refrigerator-freezer models,
which use about 10% more energy than top-freezer refrigerator
models. |
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Install an energy-saving Green Plug: This reduces
the voltage feeding into an appliance, which reduces
energy waste. Costing $35-$50, it will save 3% to 20%
of your refrigerator's consumption. |
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Let
the Gremlins out of your Shower!
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Invest $10 in a low flow showerhead
and enjoy saving between $70 and $120 a year on your
energy bill |
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Ban the bath and be aware of the length of your shower
- shaving two minutes off your shower time can save
you 144 gallons of water a month. |
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Give your hot water a vacation too – if you are
leaving home for more than a few days, turn off your
hot water. |
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Buying a faucet aerator can reduce water flow by 50%. |
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You've
Got Mail! - Computer Tips to Save on the Holiday Season
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Goodbye CRT, hello LCD. Using
color LCD instead of color CRT monitors can save you
between 80% and 90% of energy per square inch. |
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Buyers beware. Invest in a computer with energy saving
features. Choose a laptop, which only uses about ¼
of the amount of energy that a desktop uses. |
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Set the sleep time on your monitor to ten minutes
and save a bundle in energy costs. |
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Break the habit of turning on every peripheral when
you start in the morning. Turn on what you need and
turn off when you go to lunch or a long meeting. |
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How
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When it comes to your printer,
more is less. Having computers share a printer saves
time, money, and energy. |
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Turn off your printer when not in use and save a bundle
in energy. |
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Invest in a new Energy Star Printer - uses 80% less
energy when not actively printing |
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Invest in recycled paper - save energy and help our
conservation efforts! |
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Season's
Greetings Energy Tips for the Dishwashers
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Don’t use your dishwasher
for drying dishes - let them dry in the drain-board
instead. |
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Only run your dishwasher with a full load. |
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Say goodbye to pre-rinsing your dishes before putting
them in the dishwasher, which can waste 20 gallons of
hot water a day. Scrape off any leftover food with a
fork. |
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Use a composter and turn your scraps into garden fertilizer. |
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Winterize
your Car - and Save a bundle on your energy bill
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Pay about 40% less for gas when
you accelerate and brake slowly. |
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Make sure your tires are fully inflated at all times
– enjoy up to 5% improvement in your gas mileage,
and help your tires last longer. |
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Maintain your car and reap the benefits of about 9%
savings in gas money. |
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Heed your speed. Staying within the speed limit maximizes
your fuel efficiency. |
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Let's
not Burn the Stove Top or the Pocketbook!
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Keep the flame alive by making
sure your oven flame is blue and not yellow, which could
indicate a problem. |
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Use the minimal amount of heat necessary to heat food
on your stovetop – using a small burner can save
half the electricity of a large one. |
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Use the minimal amount of heat necessary to heat food
on your stovetop – using a small burner can save
half the electricity of a large one. |
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Don't put aluminum foil on the bottom of a gas oven
to catch drippings. The foil blocks the heat that the
oven is trying to produce. |
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Let's
not Burn the Stove Top or the Pocketbook!
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Drippy faucets are bad! A faucet
that leaks enough water to fill a soda bottle every
30 minutes will waste 2,192 gallons of water a year. |
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Don’t let the water run while you brush you teeth. |
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About 75% of the water we use in our homes is used
in the bathroom. A leaky toilet can waste more than
10,000 gallons of water a year. Wow! |
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Another simple way to save water AND energy is to
take shorter showers. You'll use less hot water - and
water heaters account for nearly 1/4 of your home's
energy use. |
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Savings
on Microwaves
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As an alternative to using your
oven, try to use a toaster or microwave, which only
uses about one tenth of the electricity of a conventional
oven. |
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Put food at the edge of the rotary tray rather than
in the middle - your food will be ready in less time. |
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Boiling a pot of water is cheaper on the stove, but
a single cup is still cheaper in the microwave. |
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Ovens, microwaves, and stove burners that are clean
reflect and conduct heat better than dirty ones, which
means reduced cooking times and less energy consumed. |
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