Re: [Dems2008] Tom, don't leave the lights on for us

This is something I KNOW we can ALL agree on!  Right?  For outside lights, those with sensors are great!  They only come on for a few minutes or less (depending on how you set it) when someone/thing comes by.  Programmable thermostats are worth upgrading to.  Will pay for its self in matter of months.  Adding storm doors also pays off big.  It's amazing how much heat/cooling we lose through the smallest cracks.  Doing your laundry in one day instead of every day saves on energy too, the dryer doesn't work so hard to heat up.  Pay attention to the wattage of your bulbs too, it adds up.  Go for quality if you buy solar lights for your yard, the cheap ones aren't worth a dime!  The blown in insulation is the absolute best.  They can spray it right on top of your other insulation in the attic.  It makes a huge difference too immediately!  I'll stop now.

mperry <mperry@efn.org> wrote:

If you are interested in saving electricity, start with your city council. You are aware that in most areas industrial users pay much less than you do as a home user, aren't you? Our manufacturing plant, in prime time, paid 1/5th what it costs me, per KWH. That's good, as industry is needed. After all, some businesses went under when it reached 1 cent per KWH.

 

However, also note the insulation in most office buildings. They are not any where near as heavily insulated as home users. Note that your town is lit up like Christmas at night. (Not to mention the birds that fly into high towers because of this.) The signs and lights are a great advertising point. It's only recently that some of these building used inexpensive night time cut backs to their heating systems.

 

So, if you are interested, you can contact your local enforcers of the good. Increase utility rates for these companies when they are not open for business... even if only to part of what you pay. That's all it would take.

 

In many locations, half, or more, of the electricity is consumed by industry. They could at least set their thermostats back and turn off their lights at night... like the home owners. Even w/o these incentives, new buildings are getting more energy efficient.

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Subject: [Dems2008] Tom, don't leave the lights on for us

Twenty percent of our energy bill apparently goes to LIGHTING.  It's a given that we lack the resolve to conserve energy; that's clear enough.

 

But one of the things that grinds my gears (in my neighborhood, which  is where I am in the evenings)  is  that everyone leaves a front porch or stoop light on, even when they are not expecting visitors.   What's wrong with a short trip to Home Depot or Lowe's to get whatever solar lighting you need to stick into the ground around the front of your house if you feel some need to have a welcoming light on in front of your house.

 

JMHO

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