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Tips to conserve energy:
- Close draperies or shades after sunset to provide added insulation in cold weather. During the cold day: let sunlight in windows facing the sun by opening your shades. The solar energy helps keep your room warm and reduces heating needs.
- Keep a full refrigerator! If you have little or no food in your refrigerator either unplug it or fill with water bottles to maximize energy efficiency. Cleaning the condenser coils found in the back or bottom of the refrigerator will maximize its efficiency. You can use a brush or vacuum. Be sure to unplug the refrigerator before you start cleaning.
- Keep the refrigerator away from heating appliances like windows and heating ducts. Direct exposure to heat forces the unit to work harder and use more energy.
- You can save energy dollars by using hot water only for heavily soiled laundry. Select cold water for most of your laundry needs. Ninety percent of the energy your washer uses goes toward heating water. Run the washer only when you have a full load of laundry to save energy and water.
- When using the dryer, remember to check the lint filter before each load. Lint buildup blocks airflow and lengthens drying time, increasing energy use.
- Turn off lights when no one is in the room (including bathrooms.)
- Exchange or purchase compact fluorescent light bulbs. They use less energy than incandescent and last longer.
- Use less water! Take shorter showers, try to cut your shower time in half, or limit it to under 5 minutes. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth.
- Eliminate Wasted Energy: turn off appliances, lights, and equipment when not in use. Don't forget to turn computers and printers off at the power strip! Phantom Load, or the energy used while appliances are turned off accounts for a huge amount of energy we consume. Enable energy-saving features on your monitor and personal printer
- When feasible, use stairs rather than the elevator
- To conserve energy purchase a "smart" power strip to automatically turn off equipment
- Purchase Energy Star-labeled equipment and use power-saving features.
- Yes, It's true screen savers actually use energy! An easy way to reduce the amount of energy your computer uses is to set the monitor to sleep. Learn how at http://www.energystar.gov/powermanagement/
- Students and faculty alike use classrooms and computer labs, therefore it's all our responsibility to take care of them. In order to conserve energy, if you are the last one to leave the classroom, turn off the lights.
- Eat local foods!
- Recycle!!!!!!!!
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