the_siobhan (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
the_siobhan) wrote2008-03-30 10:48 am
the_siobhan) wrote2008-03-30 10:48 am
Entry tags:
Earth Hour aftermath
One of the things we did last night was wander around the house and locate all the things that glow in the dark when the lights are turned off.
The TV doesn't need to be "on" all the time when we watch it once a week. There is a clock on the microwave and one on the coffee maker, we don't need both of them. We never use the VCR in the bedroom for recording, it doesn't need to be powered all the time either.
We already power 90% of the house through extension cords and power bars. We're going to rearrange them slightly so that anything that isn't say, a refrigerator can be switched off when it's not being used.
The best part is that the money we save on electricity eventually gets spent on insulation.
The TV doesn't need to be "on" all the time when we watch it once a week. There is a clock on the microwave and one on the coffee maker, we don't need both of them. We never use the VCR in the bedroom for recording, it doesn't need to be powered all the time either.
We already power 90% of the house through extension cords and power bars. We're going to rearrange them slightly so that anything that isn't say, a refrigerator can be switched off when it's not being used.
The best part is that the money we save on electricity eventually gets spent on insulation.
no subject
According to that big, dumbed-down tv show last year (was it the Carbon Test?), a stereo system not turned off at the point is like a 60W globe burning day and night. About the only useful thing i got out of that special.