Conservation

Conservation

It is critical that everyone do what we can to reduce the amount of energy that we use.  It doesn't take a big change, just little ones -- if we all work together, we can make a difference.

Here are some examples:

-- If everyone in the US changes one lightbulb to a low-energy compact fluorescent, that is the equivalent of taking 800,000 cars off the road!

-- If one household (1000 kwh/month) signs up for the Connecticut Clean Energy Option ((CTCleanEnergyOptions^SM) at the cost of only a few dollars a month, it is the equivalent to taking one car off the road.

-- If only one household (1000 kwh/month) signs up for the Connecticut Clean Energy Option, it is the equivalent of saving four acres of forest.

Here are some easy ideas for how to save energy -- every little bit counts!

-- Limit the use of your dehumidifier.  Dehumidifiers and refrigerators are among the biggest consumers of energy.

-- Hang out your laundry (or part of it to dry).  Dryers are also high energy users.

-- Close doors to rooms when they are not in use.

-- Plug computers into power strips that can easily be turned on and off when not in use.

-- Don't idle your car unnecessarily!

-- Turn off lights outside your house (do the trees need to see?)

-- Take your holiday decorations down after the holiday!

-- Take the bus to school!

-- Mow your lawn once every two weeks instead of once a week.

-- Reuse and recycle!!!

-- Only run the dishwasher when its full.

-- Take shorter showers and turn the water off when brushing your teeth!

-- Use renewable energy:  sign up for the Connecticut Clean Energy Option (CTCleanEnergyOptions^SM) to offset your energy usage with wind and landfill gas renewable energy credits -- displacing energy from suppliers using coal, oil, and gas generation, which create carbon emissions that exacerbate global warming.

Sign Up Now for Clean Energy!