According to EnergyHog… the average US family spent about $1900 in 2005 for home energy consumption… or $158.33/month… still, there are ways to drop that even further by a simple energy audit of your house.
On their site they provide an Energy Checklist and Energy Fact Sheet that you can follow during your energy audit. However I have to say that I’m a bit wary of the “Activating the Sleep mode of your PC”… during my stint as a system administrator in a manufacturing company, we busted a lot of laptops LCD whenever we set it to energy saving mode that would power off the LCD… after a few months of activated Sleep Mode, the LCD’s would burn out… I don’t think that feature worked properly… if you have a monitor, the best bet would be to shut off the Monitor when it’s just not possible to turn off your computer entirely…
On the site, they also provide Energy Conservation training materials which can be integrated in the curriculum of any school.
There is also an interactive section for kids who want to learn about Energy Conservation via their PC.
The site is backed by associations concerned with Energy Conservation.
Aside from the use of alternative energy I have to say that we should also actively promote the responsible use of energy. Saving a couple of bucks here and there could spell a difference. A hint to the automobile makers to design more energy efficient engines, last year we took a first step via a US DOE co-funded:12 projects that aim to increase the 30% engine efficiency to 45% in 2012 for passenger vehicles and 40% to 55% in commercial vehicles in 2013…
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