Assignment
Renewable/Sustainable Energy
Ways to conserve water
Check faucets and pipes for leaks, Don't use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket, Check your toilets for leaks, Use your water meter to check for hidden water leaks, and Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet!
Ways to conserve electricity
Embrace natural lighting if its day, Change your light bulbs to more energy saving bulbs such as a CFL or LED, Turn the lights off if your in the room, and unplug appliances when your not using them.
Explain how you can save energy by using fans instead of air conditioners. List 2 other ways you can get cool other than air conditioning.
You can save energy because fans cost less than air conditioners take less energy to power! Open a window or buy a screen door to get cool air!
Count the number of light bulbs in your house. If you were to use an energy light bulb in every light, you would save about $50.00 per light/per year. Add up how much money you would save in your house over a year time by changing each light to an energy saver bulb.
$600 dollars a month!
List three steps to take to conserve heat in your home and to improve energy efficiency.
Seal windows and doors!
Explain what solar energy means, and list two ways solar energy can be used in a home.
radiant energy emitted by the sun.