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What can I do to save money on energy and reduce carbon emissions?
On average our home energy use is:
47% Heating and Cooling: $662 per year on heat, $394 on cooling.
How to reduce this?
Wear a sweater inside and turn down the thermostat a few degrees. Most energy goes to heating your home.
Have your furnace cleaned and checked each fall.
Seal your windows and doors: Ebay
Change your air filters every six months: Ebay
Use fans: Ebay
14% Water Heater: $317 per year.
How to reduce this?
Switch to a "instant on" tankless hot water heater: Ebay
12% Lighting: $228 per year.
How to reduce this?
Switch to LEDs: Ebay
11% Washer and Dryer: $143 per year.
How to reduce this?
Use a clothes line: Ebay
Wash with cold water.
4% Refrigeration: $95 per year.
How to reduce this?
Vacuum behind the fridge every year.
Move your stove away from your fridge.
3% Oven: $90 per year.
How to reduce this?
Minimize preheating time.
Don't open the oven door until it's done.
3% TV/Cablebox: $57 per year.
How to reduce this?
Unplug it if no one is watching: Ebay
2% Dishwasher: $49 per year.
How to reduce this?
Handwash dishes when possible.
1% Computer: $28 per year.
How to reduce this?
Unplug it if no one is using it: Ebay
