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Why should you care…

• Save money • Improve air quality• Reduce greenhouse gases • Reduce pollution• Reduce effects of climate

change • Motivate others

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Energy Usage

How Much Electricity Do Appliances Use?

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Start saving today

Replace incandescent light bulbs

Stop energy vampires

Reduce AC costs

Wash in full-loads and cold water

Thermostat adjustments

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Incandescent Light Bulbs Common Energy Star Qualified CFL’s

Savings

Watts Watts Percentage

40 9-13 60-70%

60 13-15 74-78%

75 18-25 66-76%

100 23-30 70-77%

150 30-52 65-80%

Source: EnergyStar

Use Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs

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CFL Sizes and Shapes

Mini-Spiral or Twist

Tube or Universal

Incandescent/ A-line

Globe G25, G30, G40

Candelabra, Bullet Shape

Indoor and Outdoor

R20, R30, R40, PAR38

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Disposal of CFLDisposal Centers:• IKEA Tel: 619-563-4532

• Birch Aquarium at Scripps Tel: 858-534-3474

• County of San Diego Household Hazardous Waste Tel: 877-713-2784

• City of Chula Vista Environmental Services Tel: 619-691-5122

• City of San Diego Environmental Services Tel: 858-694-7000

CFL Disposal

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Energy Vampires• 5% of electricity used in the U.S. goes to standby power• About 40% of the electricity being used to power your

home electronics is consumed while they are in standby mode.

• A T.V. can draw up to 12 watts of electricity when not in use.

• A printer can draw 11.5 watts when idling.

Sources: Dept. of Energy; Direct Energy

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Air Conditioning Usage

• During summer time, leave your AC at 78 degrees F.

• Keep curtains closed• Turn on a fan

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Laundry

• About 35 billion loads are washed each year in the U.S.• The avg. household washes about 50 pounds of laundry a

week.• About 90% of the energy used for washing clothes is for

heating water. • Wash in cold water using cold-water detergents and save

85% of your energy costs.• Wash and dry in full loads, if not, use the appropriate water-

level setting.

• Sources: Project Laundry List, www.seventhgeneration.com

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How can CCSE help you?

• Energy Resource Center

• California Solar Initiative

• Solar Water Heating Program

• Shade Tree Program

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Energy Resource Center

• Free Workshops• Tool Lending Library• Resource Library• Vendor Database

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California Solar Initiative

• CSI Single-Family Low-Income Incentive Program • Incentives for solar PV systems from $4.75 to $7.00 per

watt

• Full-subsidy systems to very low income households.

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Cool Community Shade Tree Program

• Get FREE shade trees• Each home can receive up to 10 trees• 20 variety of trees• 15-gallon trees• Must be SDG&E customer • Must Complete Application • Attend a neighborhood workshop • Pick up your trees at your local nursery

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Solar Water Heating

• Converts the sun’s energy to heat which is used to offset energy loads typically provided by natural gas and electricity.

• Incentive of $1,500 per dwelling and varies according to the system installed and other installation details.

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SDG&E Programs

• California Alternate Rates for Energy - CARE

• Family Electric Rate Assistance – FERA

• Energy Team• Medical Baseline• LIHEAP

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Water Authority

• Smart landscape Program• Clothes washer rebate• High-efficiency toilet and upgrade• Landscape Surveys

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Questions?