Prepared for Enterprise Community Partners Why Should

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Why Should You Care about Energy Use? It saves money • Using less energy means lowering utility bills and saving money It reduces carbon emissions • Carbon emissions are linked to climate change that results in more common severe weather events (hurricanes, heavy rains/floods, and droughts) GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 2

Why Should You Care about Energy Use? Electricity is generated from power plants GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 3

Why Should You Care about Energy Use? Image Source: Señor Codo via flickr under a CC license GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 4

Why Should You Care about Energy Use? The more electricity used. . . the more Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) emitted GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 5

CO 2 Contributes to Climate Change, & Affects. . . Change Affecting. . . Eco-System Changes Source: http: //arcticportal. org/climate-and-sea Hurricanes Source: http: //skattertech. com/2005/08/hurricane-katrina-satellite-images/ GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Catastrophic Weather Events Source: http: //www. worldproutassembly. org/archives/2006/09/adapt_to_climat. html Extreme Drought Source: http: //trendsupdates. com/poor-countries-oblivious-to-climate-change/ Enterprise Community Partners | 6

Major Home Energy Usage Typical Household Energy Use Space Cooling 8% Lighting 7% Computers Other 3% 1% Space Heating 46% Water Heating 16% Appliances 19% GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Source: US EPA Enterprise Community Partners | 7

Reading an Electricity or Natural Gas Bill • There are different units of measurement for energy, depending on the form of energy • Electricity is measured in kilowatt hours (k. Wh) • Natural Gas, (used for heating, hot water, cooking, and sometimes clothes dryers) is measured in Therms • 1 therm = 29. 3 k. Wh GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 8

Energy Conservation Exercise 1 How Much Electricity Do I Use? • Input your monthly electricity use (k. Wh) and cost($) into the worksheet GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 9

Ways to Save Energy Heating and Cooling • If possible, avoid space heaters as they are very inefficient and become a fire hazard if something is placed on them • Buy Energy Star air conditioner GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 10

Why You Shouldn’t Open Windows in Winter The Stack Effect 1) Window is opened in an upper floor unit 2) Heat rushes out and draws warm air up from other units 3) Cold air is drawn from the outside to replace air GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 11 Source: Steven Winter Associates

Ways To. Save Energy to Save Energy Appliances: • Look out for Phantom loads – little lights, LCD displays, and other indicators that remain ON even if your electronics are OFF • Turn off computer when not in use (not just sleep…OFF) • Use a timer or smart surge protector GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 12

How a Smart Strip Surge Protector Works Smart strips sense when a master appliance is turned off and switches peripherals off When the master electronics are: • Turned ON, all peripherals are turned ON • Turned OFF, the peripherals are turned OFF Control Outlet: Plug your independent “Master” electronics here GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Dependant Outlets: Plug your peripherals in here Enterprise Community Partners | 13

How a Smart strip surge protector works smart Strip Surge Protector Works Smart strips sense when a master appliance is turned off and switches peripherals off “Master” electronics Peripherals DVD Television Cable box Surround Sound Computer GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Printer Monitor Enterprise Community Partners | 14

How a Timer Strip Surge Protector Works: Timer strips allow residents to set times of the day to turn the outlets ON or OFF Timer Switch: Set the time of day to switch outlets ON and OFF GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Timed Outlets: Outlets switched ON/OFF depending on timer setting Enterprise Community Partners | 15

Ways to Save Energy Refrigerator & Freezer: • Clean the coils on the back of your refrigerator • Ensure back of the refrigerator has several inches of clearance from the wall • Clean out frost from your freezer • Set your refrigerator to 37 degrees, no colder • When purchasing, choose an Energy Star appliance Source: http: //factoidz. com/how-to-clean-refrigerator-coils/ GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 16

Ways to Save Energy Water: • Install an efficient showerhead (<2 gallons/minute) • Less heated water down the drain saves energy • Set clothes washers to use only cold water Source: http: //www. pricepfister. com GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 17

Ways to Save Energy Lighting: • Replace incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent (CFL) • CFLs use 66% less energy than incandescents • Turn lights off when not in use GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 18

Ways to Save Energy Through Purchasing Energy Efficient Products • Energy Star is an EPA program that identifies energy efficient products • Look for the blue Energy Star label – TVs – Refrigerators – Dishwashers – Air Conditioners – Computers – Clothes Washers GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 19

Ways to save energy through purchasing Save Energy Through Purchasing Water Efficient Products • Water. Sense is an EPA program that identifies water-efficient products • Look for the Water. Sense label – Toilets – Showerheads – Sink Faucets GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 20

Energy Conservation Exercise 2 WATT Do They Take? • How is operational cost impacted by: – Settings – Wattage – Usage – Appliance Size GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 21

This Resident Cut Their Bill in Half Before: • Electricity used: 540 k. Wh • Bill Amount: $107. 99 GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 22

…They Save Over $300 Per Year After: • Electricity used: 216 k. Wh • Bill Amount: $49. 29 How did they do it? GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Enterprise Community Partners | 23

How Did the Resident Cut Their Bill in Half? Switch all lights to Compact Fluorescent Replace Fridge with Energy Star model GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Replace Dishwasher with Energy Star model Line dry laundry Enterprise Community Partners | 24

How did the resident cut their bill in in Half? Did the Resident Cut Their Bill half? PLASMA No space heater use No blow dryer use GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Energy Conservation Non-plasma television Almost no A/C use in the summer Enterprise Community Partners | 25