Energy Savers Booklet: Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home

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Energy Savers Booklet: Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home

February 23 2009

Energy Savers Booklet: Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home Right in your own home, you have the power to reduce energy demand, and when you reduce demand, you cut the amount of resources, like coal and gas, needed to make energy—that means you create less greenhouse gas emissions, which keeps air cleaner for all of us… and saves on your utility bills! Plus, reducing energy use increases our energy security.

This booklet shows you how easy it is to reduce your energy use at home and on the road. The easy, practical solutions for saving energy include tips you can use today, throughout your home—from the roof, walls, and insulation that enclose it to the appliances and lights inside. Please take a few moments to read the valuable tips in this booklet to start saving energy and money today.

To learn more about U.S. Department of Energy programs in energy efficiency and renewable energy, visit the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s web site at www.eere.energy.gov

Save Energy and Money Today
Did you know that the typical U.S. family spends about $1,900 a year on home utility bills? Unfortunately, a large portion of that energy is wasted. And each year, electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars. And as for the road, transportation accounts for 67% of all U.S. oil consumption. The good news is that there is a lot you can do to save energy and money at home and in your car. Start making small changes today (see sidebar). To cut your energy use up to 25%, see the Long-Term Savings Tips throughout this booklet. ...

Download Energy Savers Booklet: Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home

PDF format, 3.2MB, 36Pages.

Visit www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/ to order booklets, download the PDF, and view the booklet online.

Produced for the
U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585
by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a DOE National Laboratory

Contents
1 Save Energy and Money Today
2 Your Home’s Energy Use
4 Insulation and Sealing Air Leaks
10 Heating and Cooling
16 Water Heating
18 Windows
20 Lighting
22 Appliances
29 Home Office and Home Electronics
31 Driving and Car Maintenance
32 Renewable Energy
33 References

A Strong Energy Portfolio for a Strong America
Energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy will mean a stronger economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy independence for America. Working with a wide array of state, community, industry, and university partners, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invests in a diverse portfolio of energy technologies.

For more information contact:
EERE Information Center
1-877-EERE-INF (1-877-337-3463)
www.eere.energy.gov

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Jeff9 said:

If people really want to get serious about saving money then they should add Bathroom Bidet Sprayers to all their bathrooms. Available at www.bathroomsprayers.com with these you won't even need toilet paper any more, just a towel to dry off! It's cheap and can be installed without a plumber; and runs off the same water line to your toilet. You'll probably pay for it in a few months of toilet paper savings. And after using one of these you won't know how you lasted all those years with wadded up handfuls of toilet paper. Now we're talking green and helping the environment without any pain.

February 24, 2009

beyondgreen said:

Handing out money left and right will cure nothing, especially borrowed money.We need to look at our issues in the long term.The high cost of gas this past year did serious damage to our economy and society, yet Freddie and Fannie continue to get all the blame.The trickle down effect made everything cost more from increased production and shipping costs.Now that gas is back down the cost of everything else has not followed. After a brief reprieve OPEC is vowing to cut production until they get their 80-100. per barrel again. We need to invest in America becoming energy independent.Create cheap clean energy, green jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil.We should never allow others to have that much control over our economy. We are at their mercy and they have none. It would cost the equivalent of 60 cents per gallon to charge and drive an elec car. There is enough potential wind energy in the state of ND alone to power every car, truck and SUV in America if they had elec powertrains. WE have so much available, solar, wind, hybrid and plug in technologies. Invest in these, make them affordable to the average joe. Wake up America. I just read a great book called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now by Jeff Wilson. There is no one single factor in our society that has such a huge impact on our economy than the cost of fuel. Wouldn’t that be a good place to begin to dig ourselves out of this mess we are in?

February 23, 2009

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