Saving Energy
At Work and Beyond
Session Objectives
Conservation and sustainability
Energy conservation
Energy use: just the facts
Costs of energy use and waste
Energy saving tips, strategies, and
opportunities
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What Is Conservation?
• Protection
• Improvement
• Wise use of natural
resources
• It benefits your bottom line!
Conservation = $AVING MONEY!
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Sustainability:
The Goal of Conservation
Sustainability—Meeting the needs
of the present generation without
compromising the ability of future
generations to meet
their own needs!
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Energy Conservation
• Reduce your electrical
usage
• Promote sustainability
• Drive sensibly
• Improve energy
efficiency
• Make conservation
part of everything
you do!
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Why Is it Important?
• Fossil fuels are nonrenewable
• Burning fossil fuel is largest
man-made source of CO2
• Premature deaths and heart
attacks
• Environmental damage
from coal mining
• Water and air pollution
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It’s Not Just Electricity
• Driving our cars is our most
“polluting” daily activity
• CO2 from cars is the second largest
source of GHG
• Cars and light trucks are the largest
users of petroleum
• They consume 16% of total U.S.
energy used
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Did You Know?
5% of
the population
Use 29%
of energy
$2,388
$1,010
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% of World’s Energy Consumption
U.S. Business Facts
100
80
Spend $202.3 billion
per year on energy
60
40
20
U.S. Energy
Consumption
U.S. CO2
Emissions
0
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But There Is Good News
• Efficient technology cuts energy
use by up to 80%
• 10% efficiency increase can save
$20 billion
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Simple Steps—Thermostats
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More Simple Steps—Lighting
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CFL vs. Incandescent
• Last up to 15 times longer
• Use 75% less energy
• 90% of energy produced
by an incandescent is
wasted heat
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Estimating Your Costs
Wattage
÷
x
Hours per day
x Days per year
1,000 x utility rate per kWh (0.12 cents) = Cost per year
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Estimating Your Costs
270 x 8 x 240 ÷ 1,000 x 0.12 = $62.21 per year
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Screen Saver Facts
Screen Savers
DO NOT Save Energy!
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Driver Costs
$2,500
+ $0.26
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Determine Your
Commuting Costs
____
210 miles traveled
8.0 gallons to fill
÷ ____
26.25 mpg
= _____
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Costs Add Up …
• 30% of energy in
offices is wasted
• Traffic accounts for
$100B in wasted fuel,
lost productivity, and
rising health costs
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30%
Sustainability
CFL
CO2 from
vehicle traffic
Wastes gas
The amount of energy
that is wasted in offices
Second leading cause of
greenhouse gases
Save little, if any, energy
Screen savers
Energy-saving lightbulbs
Aggressive driving
Conserving for the future
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Questions?
Do you understand:
• What is energy
conservation?
• Why it is important?
• What you can do to
conserve?
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It’s Your Turn Now!
• Reduce electricity use
• Promote sustainability
• Improve energy use
efficiency
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At Your Desk….
• Turn off PCs, monitors, printers,
and copiers
• Turn off monitor if away from your
desk for more than 15 minutes
• Do not use screen savers
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At Your Desk (cont.)
• Set your computer to
sleep when inactive
• Use less paper
• Turn off equipment
when not in use
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Reset Your Power Settings
• In Windows XP, go to
Start > Control Panel >
Power Options
• On a Mac, go to
System Preferences >
Energy Saver
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On Your Commute …
• Carpool or use public
transit
• Limit extra weight
• Drive the speed limit
and don’t accelerate
quickly
• Use a fuel-efficient car
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More Fuel-Saving Tips
• Plan and combine trips
• Avoid construction
• Service your vehicle
regularly
• Use other modes of
transportation
The best weapon against high gas costs
is our commitment to conserve!
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At Home…
• Replace incandescent
lightbulbs with CFLs
• Repair air leaks and
insulate your attic
• Turn off lights in
unoccupied rooms
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More Tips for the Home
• Unplug appliances
when not in use
• Use warm or cold
water and use a
clothesline
• Get an energy audit
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What Can Your Organization Do?
• Appoint coordinator
• Create a “green team”
• Assess performance and opportunities
• Develop energy-saving policies and procedure
• Set efficiency goals
• Strive for continuous improvement
Upper management commitment is KEY!
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What More Can YOU Do?
• Share your ideas
• Push for the green team
• Encourage others
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TRUE or FALSE?
Computers use minimal energy when
idling, so it’s not worth using sleep mode.
Sleep mode reduces energy
consumption by 85%.
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Question
Which uses the most energy in
American homes each year:
a. Lighting?
b. Water heating?
c. Heating and
cooling rooms?
d. Refrigeration?
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TRUE or FALSE?
You should always use screen savers to save
energy when the computer is not in use.
You save energy ONLY
if the monitor goes dark.
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Question
How much pollution does the
average home produce as
compared with a car:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Half as much?
The same?
Twice as much?
Three times as much?
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Questions?
Be sure you understand
how you can conserve:
• At your desk
• On your commute
• At home
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Key Points to Remember
THINK conservation 24 hours a day!
Develop an efficient routine.
Strive for continuous improvement.
Find new ways to conserve energy.
Saving your organization money is good
for you, too!
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