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PLEASE Turn Out The Lights?
October 4th 2007 01:10
As I was finishing my day at work yesterday I realised how much energy I could save and want to share these ideas with you.
Firstly I turned out the light in the office I had been working. On my way out I went by the bathroom and turned out two more lights. Before exiting the front door I switched off the air-conditioning and lights in our reception area (the office was empty and business closed but not locked-up yet).
If we all take part in effortless acts like these at work and at home - even at our friend's houses - imagine how much energy we could save!
It was recently published that up to 20% of our home energy usage is the power used by equipment in standby function.
Knowing this, I have been using the information to my own advantage, as well as that of our planet.
Upon leaving my house to go to my boyfriend's for the night I turned off the power to my TV & DVD player (easy - flick one power switch). I also made sure my radio in the kitchen was unplugged and the washing machine was off at the wall.
I hope this idea inspires you to save money and energy simply at home.
If you are motivated you could do this every morning before going to work, at the very least I would hope you could try it before going away for the weekend.
Some (very) simple energy saving solutions include:
* Turning appliances off at the wall when not in use e.g. TV, Washing machine, Modems and PCs etc (not the fridge unless it's empty)
* Unplugging chargers (especially mobile phone chargers etc) & appliances with transformers in them (big plugs that get warm) when not in use. This is in fact a fire hazard should they be left in, so please do it for your safety
* Turning off sensor lights during the day (they still activate although you won't even see them)
* Turning off lights - always, everywhere. If a light's on in a room and nobody's there to see the contents, does it still waste power? YES!
It can be fun to turn off lights at other peoples places knowing you're saving power & money even though they may not notice. Why not try it at the doctor / gym / shopping centre next time you're there?
* See how many lights you can turn off on your way out of work in areas that aren't being used (like the examples I gave) and try to do it everyday. Just like gift-giving, this is an act whereby the giver receives a warm and fussy feeling knowing they've done something great!
Firstly I turned out the light in the office I had been working. On my way out I went by the bathroom and turned out two more lights. Before exiting the front door I switched off the air-conditioning and lights in our reception area (the office was empty and business closed but not locked-up yet).
If we all take part in effortless acts like these at work and at home - even at our friend's houses - imagine how much energy we could save!
It was recently published that up to 20% of our home energy usage is the power used by equipment in standby function.
Knowing this, I have been using the information to my own advantage, as well as that of our planet.
Upon leaving my house to go to my boyfriend's for the night I turned off the power to my TV & DVD player (easy - flick one power switch). I also made sure my radio in the kitchen was unplugged and the washing machine was off at the wall.
I hope this idea inspires you to save money and energy simply at home.
If you are motivated you could do this every morning before going to work, at the very least I would hope you could try it before going away for the weekend.
Some (very) simple energy saving solutions include:
* Turning appliances off at the wall when not in use e.g. TV, Washing machine, Modems and PCs etc (not the fridge unless it's empty)
* Unplugging chargers (especially mobile phone chargers etc) & appliances with transformers in them (big plugs that get warm) when not in use. This is in fact a fire hazard should they be left in, so please do it for your safety
* Turning off lights - always, everywhere. If a light's on in a room and nobody's there to see the contents, does it still waste power? YES!
It can be fun to turn off lights at other peoples places knowing you're saving power & money even though they may not notice. Why not try it at the doctor / gym / shopping centre next time you're there?
* See how many lights you can turn off on your way out of work in areas that aren't being used (like the examples I gave) and try to do it everyday. Just like gift-giving, this is an act whereby the giver receives a warm and fussy feeling knowing they've done something great!
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Comment by Harry
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That is an amazing statistic. I had no idea...
Comment by Our Green Issue
Please accept my sincere apology and retraction of the above quote. After Harry's comment I went into much investigation and realised that my memory had definately served me incorrectly!
It is in fact 10-20% of our household power that is used in the "standby" function, (80% being the remainder).
Please see my new blog titled 'Australia On Standby' for lots more interesting information I discovered during my research.
Thanks again & happy reading & writing
Sophie