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201 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
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Energy Tips Around Home

Living Room

  • Use a power strip to turn off appliances completely. Eliminating this ?standby? electricity loss from home appliances could save up to 25 percent on electrical bills.

Kitchen

  • Use a microwave or barbeque grill instead of the stove. Microwaves use 40 percent less electricity than a stove because they cook faster at a lower wattage. The monthly cost to use a stove one hour each day is about $6.00 compared to $3.00 for electricity used by a microwave daily for 30 seconds.
  • Preheat the oven only when necessary and try not to open the oven door while food is cooking—each time the door is opened, the oven loses 20 percent of its heat. Unless you?re baking breads or pastries, you may not need to preheat the oven at all. Turn off 15 minutes before stop time—the oven will retain heat and continue cooking.

Bathroom

  • Repair leaky faucets. A faucet dripping just two drops per second can waste over 350 gallons of water per month. Repairing a hot-water leak could save enough energy to power your television for up to two hours a day for more than six years!

Other

  • Turn off lights when not in use. Household lights alone can account for 15% or about $100 of a home?s energy use.
  • When you turn on the air conditioner, don?t turn the thermostat to the coldest setting. The air in your home will not cool off any faster.

Energy Tips Around Home

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Other Ways to be Environmentally Friendly

  • Eat local and organic foods.
  • Connect all electronics to a power strip so all power is cut while these items are not in use.
  • Shut off water while brushing your teeth and shaving.
  • Do not open windows when using air conditioning or heat.
  • Do not leave refrigerator doors open.
  • Turn off lights when you leave any room.
  • Utilize natural light for warmth in the winter and close shades for cooler temperatures in the summer.
  • Do not use space heaters.
  • Do not use plastic bags. When shopping ask for paper (and then recycle them) or bring your own canvas bags to carry groceries.
  • Continue your education by checking websites, news articles, and other resources for up-to-date information.