Emissions-reduction calculators
February 22, 2007
Since I’ve become a homeowner, I’ve done a number of small things to reduce my energy use and thus my greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In our house, we:
- wash clothes in cold water in a front-load washer
- use the “light” wash cycle on the dishwasher and don’t use the “heated dry” option
- have a programmable thermostat that drops from 19ºC to 17ºC at night during the winter, and rises from 24ºC to 27ºC at night in summer
- replaced at least a dozen incandescents with CFL bulbs in high-use rooms
- turned down the hot water tank’s set temperature
- installed a dimmer switch for our front foyer’s light
- put our exterior lights are on a timer
Hooray, US!
The thing is, I know these actions save energy, but how much? How can I translate my actions into GHG emission reductions? Enter the web-based calculators! Although they are fairly generic in order to be applicable to the most number of people, they do give an excellent idea of how much energy/emissions one can save per action taken. Please evaluate what you can do (or have already done) at:
I’m happy to report that we’ve shed our tonne, but I’m looking forward to shedding more in the future.
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