Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 11:12 am
sales of Energy Star-qualified compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) nearly doubled last year; in 2007, 290 million CFLs (which use approximately 75% less energy) were sold and now account for more than 20% of the U.S. light bulb market; furthermore, LEDs now coming into the market use five times less power than CFLs.
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010 4:46 pm
By the end of 2008 energy efficiency investments had slashed United States energy consumption (as measured per dollar of economic output) to half of what it was in 1970, from 18,000 Btus to about 8,900 Btus; in one year alone such investments are estimated to have generated approximately 1.7 quads of energy savings.
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 4:33 pm
Lower the temperature on your electric water heater to 120 (F) degrees. Turn it
off when leaving for extended periods of time. Electric water heaters can be set on
timers; gas heaters must be set manually.
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