Posted in energy efficiency, facts & figures on Dec 31st, 2007 No Comments »
Over an air conditioner’s lifetime, only one-fourth of the total cost is for the purchase of the air conditioning unit. The greater cost—three-fourths—is for the energy to run the air conditioner.
Alliance to Save Energy, December 2005
Posted in energy efficiency on Dec 30th, 2007 No Comments »
If just one in 10 homes used ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, the change would be like planting 1.7 million new acres of trees.
Energy Star
Posted in energy efficiency on Dec 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Replacing just one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent lamp would save 500 pounds of
coal and over a ½ ton of CO2 emissions.
National Geographic, August 9, 2005
Posted in action now, energy efficiency on Dec 24th, 2007 No Comments »
According to some estimates, just turning off a monitor can save 75 percent of the overall energy consumption of a PC.
Graeme Wearden, ZDNET UK, October 2005
