6.21.2007
Energy Hogs
Browsing through my emailed headlines today, "Put Home Energy Hogs on a Diet" caught my eye. And it's description of "Electronics devices like computers, PVRs and audio systems make hypocrites out of even the environmentally conscious" caused me to click on the link. According to the article:
Yikes. I read on, afeared that I was being an energy hog myself.
But it turns out that I'm doing pretty well. I already have my computer programmed to go to sleep after 20 minutes of inactivity (10 minutes sooner than the recommendation in the article), plus I turn it off every night anyway. I already turn off all of my audio equipment when I'm not using it. Granted, my DVD player is sucking energy when I turn it off by the remote and not the switch on the player itself. So I guess I could be doing a little better than I am, but all in all I think I'm safe in proclaiming myself energy hog free. Are you?
The Department of Energy estimates that in the average home, 40 per cent of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Add that all up, and it equals the annual output of 17 power plants, the government says.
Yikes. I read on, afeared that I was being an energy hog myself.
But it turns out that I'm doing pretty well. I already have my computer programmed to go to sleep after 20 minutes of inactivity (10 minutes sooner than the recommendation in the article), plus I turn it off every night anyway. I already turn off all of my audio equipment when I'm not using it. Granted, my DVD player is sucking energy when I turn it off by the remote and not the switch on the player itself. So I guess I could be doing a little better than I am, but all in all I think I'm safe in proclaiming myself energy hog free. Are you?
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Comments:
I can very safely say that I am not an energy hog at all. I don't leave unused lights or equipment on and I would never dream of leaving my computer on overnight -- if only for the dust and cat hair that would be sucked into the machine, surely causing its premature demise at some point.
Sometimes I even turn off my one and only lamp (in the living room) and light a large jar candle instead.
So there.
Sometimes I even turn off my one and only lamp (in the living room) and light a large jar candle instead.
So there.
LOL... I'm having a very strange Little House on the Prairie type image of you typing on your computer by candlelight.
But kudos on your lack of energy-hog-ness! :-)
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But kudos on your lack of energy-hog-ness! :-)
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