CLOTHESDRYER

DISHWASHER

ELECTRICOVEN

MICROWAVE

#1CLOTHESDRYER

Runningonwarmorhotsettingadryercanuse4,400wattsof

power!

Considerusingrunningyourdryeroncoolsetting

…orevenbetter,linedryyour

clothes.

#2ELECTRICOVEN

Whensetto350degreesanelectricovenuses4,000watts.

Considerusingglassandceramicbakingdishes,theyretainheatbetterandallowyoutobakeat

lowertemperatures.

#3DISHWASHER

Adishwasherrunningwithhotwateruses3,600watts,coldwaterrequires1,200watts.

Runthedishwasheronlywhenfull

Usethewarmorcoolsetting

insteadofhot.

#4MICROWAVE

Amicrowaveuses1,400wattsofpower.

Forshortreheatingpurposesusethemicrowaveinsteadofthe

oven.

TOASTER

COFFEEMAKER

PLASMATV

DESKTOPCOMPUTER

#5TOASTER

Atoasteruses1,300wattsof

power.

Lookfortheenergystarlabelwhenpurchasingnewappliances,theseapplianceshavemetstrictenergyefficiencyguidelinesandwillsaveyouenergy…andmoney

too!

#6COFFEEMAKER

Acoffeemakeruses900wattsofpower.Overallhouseholdappliancesaccountfor17%ofenergyuse.

#7PLASMATV

A50”plasmaTVuses340watts!Consideranothertypeoftelevisionandremember…thelargertheTV,themoreenergyituses.

#8DESKTOPCOMPUTER

Desktopcomputersusebetween

340to150wattsofpower.(laptopsusearound100watts).

Setyourcomputertogotosleepafter5minutesofinactivity.

REFRIGERATOR

INCANDESCENTLIGHT

(traditionallightbulbs)

CLFLIGHT(thespiralones)

TELEPHONE

#9REFRIGERATOR

Modernrefrigeratorsareusean

averageof172watts.

Totestifyourrefrigeratorissealingproperlyputapieceof

paperwherethedoorseals.Ifthepaperslidesdownatallyouneed

toreplacetheseal.

#10INCANDESCENTLIGHT

60wattsofpowerwhenthelight

isturnedon.

GowithCFLs!Theselightbulbsusealotlessenergy

Andofcourse…don’tforgettoturnthelightsoffwhenyouare

notusingthem.

#11CFLLIGHT

NewCFLsonlyuse18wattsof

energy.

Butwithanyappliance,thelongeryoukeepiton,themoreenergyit

uses.

ReplacingalloftheincandescentlightsinyourhousewithCFL’scansaveyoualotofmoneyonenergy

costs!

#12TELEPHONE

Wheninuseatelephoneuses1.9

wattsofpower.

Remembertounplugyourcellphonechargerwhenitisnotinuse,chancesareitisstilldrawing

power.