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FacilitationGuide:JusticeinMyHomeElectricBills
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HowMuchamIPayingforMyElectricity?ThisfacilitationguideispartofCEED’sEnergyJusticeToolkitwhichcanbefoundatwww.ceed.org/tools.IfyouarebasednearCEED’soffice,pickupaPowerPackwithallthesupplies!Ifyouarefurtheraway,manyofthematerialscanbeeasilypurchasedfromyourlocalhardwarestore.Questions?ContactCEEDat612-259-7371orinfo@ceed.org.Materials(includedinCEEDPowerPack)FacilitationSteps:FocusonthefacilitationquestionsinBOLD.Otheritemsareideasformovingthegrouptowardthediscussion,verballyandvisually.
1) Howdoyouuseenergyinyourhomethroughouttheday?[inthemorning,afternoon,evening,night][Justdiscussoryoucandraworwriteappliancesonasheetonthewalloronatable]
2) Whoisyourelectriccompanyandhowdotheyknowhowmuchelectricityyouuse?
• Wheneverwegotothemarket,weknowexactlyhowmuchagallonofmilkcostsus.• Sincewearepurchasingelectricityeverytimeweturnonalightoranappliance,butwedon’t
knowhowmuchelectricityiscostinguseachtimeweturnonthelightoranappliance.That’swhatwe’regoingtofigureouttoday!
3) Let’stakealookatourhomeelectricbill[Onasheetofpaperonwallortable,writethefollowingforeachfamily/household][Ifyoudon’thaveaccesstoalocalbill,youcanlookuptheaveragecostofresidentialelectricityinyourstateat:http://www.eia.gov/opendata/qb.cfm?category=1012)]
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$ kWh $/kWh
Zitlali Carlos Andy Tiana
• FindtheTOTAL$amountyoupaidthismonthonyourbill.[Writedown]Thisiscalculated
basedonhowmuchyouuse,alongwithtaxesandotherfeesthatarebasedonhowmuchyouuse,andthebasicfeejusttobeconnected.
• FindtheTotalkWhUsageonyourbill.[Writedown].Justlikewebuymilkbythegallon;webuyelectricitybythe“kilowatt-hour”(kWh)
• DividethetotaldollaramountonyourbillbythetotalkWhyouused.[writedownindifferentcolor].Justlikeyoupay$2/gallonformilk,thisishowmuchyoupaid$/kWhforelectricitythatmonth.
4) Howmany“Kilowatthours”areyoubuyingwhenyouuseyourappliances?
• Startwiththehairdryerasagroup.• Passitaround;Askeveryonetofindthe“Watts”onthehairdryer.[writeituponthewallor
sheetofpaper]• UsingtheKill-A-Wattmeter,testtheappliance-Onhi,low,cold,hot,howdoesitchangehow
manyWattsthehairdryerisusing?• Usingoneofthewattnumbers,calculatetheenergycostofthehairdryerperyearasagroup
onthewallorkitchentable.
i. Howlongdoyouuseitinaday?(shouldwesayhalfanhour)?ii. Howmanydaysayear?[calculatetheWATTHOURSthehairdryerusesinayear]iii. Dividebyathousand.[ThisischangingthewatthourstoKILOwatthours]iv. Multiplyitnowbythe$youpayperkilowatthourformyourelectricbill.Thisishow
muchthehairdryercostsyourfamilyperyear.
Hairdryer Lightbulb Appliance Appliance
(#)WATTSusedbyappliance
(x)hoursusedperday
(x)daysusedperyear
WATTHOURSINAYEAR
(/)1000
KILOWATTHOURS (x)electricitycostperkWh
(=)Costofapplianceperyear
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b. HandoutApplianceWorksheetforGroupActivity.Tryitfortheotherappliancesaroundyourhouseorintheroom.Tryitforwhentheapplianceison,whenitsoff.Ideas:refrigerator,coffeepot,cellphonecharger,laptop,lamps,electricdrill,vacuum,etc…NotallofthemwillbeeasytoseewhatWattageis–usethemeterifhardtosee.[Turnsomemusicon.Givepeople10-15minutes.]
c. Comebacktogether.Fillinthecharttogetherbasedonreportouts.Howmucharetheseappliancescostingyoualltogetherfortheyear?
d. Doitforanolder“Incandescent”lightbulb.Howmanylightbulbsdoyouhaveinyourhouse?20?Calculatetotalcostforallthelightbulbs.TalkaboutCFLlightbulbdisposal/breakagesafetyquicklyafter–doesanyoneknowhowtocleanuporgetridofaCFLlightbulbifitbreaks?GooverCFLSafetyInformation.
5) Whatcanyoudotoimpactyourenergybill?
a. DependsontheTechnology(howhightheWattsare)ANDyourBehavior(howlongyouuseit
for).YoucanbuylowerWattappliancesorusesomethingless(turnofthelights).
b. HandoutlistofEnergyHogappliancessheet–thesearetheonesthatarehighWatts.Whichonesdoyouusealot?Manyoftheseareexpensivetopurchaseorourlandlordcontrols,soprogramsandpublicpolicyaretryingtogetinplacesothatourcommunitiescanbegintoaccessthem.
c. HandoutlistofVampireEnergylist–theseareappliancesthatuseenergyevenwhenwedon’tusethem!Theiruseissometimestoosmallevenforametertoread.
i. Whataresomeappliancesinyourhousethatareturnedoff,butarestillpluggedin?
6) Reflectionsofthegroup?Whatdidtheylikeabouttheworkshop?Whatwashard?
7) GivethemaPostSurveyAskthemtofillitoutnow,lettingthemknowthattheycan,iftheywant,beenteredintoaraffleiftheyareokaywithyoucheckinginwiththemagain.Noneoftheirinformationwillbegiventoanyoneelse.Collectsurveys.
8) DistributeGiveawayBagsormaterials(lightbulbs,etc)ifyouhavethem!
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ACCOUNT NUMBERSERVICE ADDRESS DUE DATE
SARAH GOODSPEED 51-0010534274-4 09/11/20153131 14TH AVE SMINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407-1703 STATEMENT NUMBER STATEMENT DATE AMOUNT DUE
468146068 08/14/2015 $32.49
SERVICE ADDRESS: 3131 14TH AVE S MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407-1703NEXT READ DATE: 09/16/15
ELECTRICITY SERVICE DETAILSPREMISES NUMBER: 303644648INVOICE NUMBER: 0583967314
METER READING INFORMATIONMETER 94065166 Read Dates: 07/15/15 - 08/13/15 (29 Days)DESCRIPTION CURRENT READING PREVIOUS READING USAGETotal Energy 99053 Actual 98893 Actual 160 kWh
ELECTRICITY CHARGES RATE: Residential ServiceDESCRIPTION USAGE UNITS RATE CHARGE
Basic Service Chg $8.00Energy Charge Summer 160 kWh $0.086710 $13.87Fuel Cost Charge 160 kWh $0.027438 $4.39Affordability Chrg $0.71Resource Adjustment $0.43Interim Rate Adj $1.45Subtotal $28.85City Fees 4.50% $1.30Transit Improvement Tax 0.25% $0.07City Tax 0.50% $0.15County Tax 0.15% $0.04State Tax 6.875% $2.08Total $32.49
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR BILLFor a n average residential customer, 56% of your bill refers to power plant costs, 8%to high voltage line costs and 36% to the cost of local wires that are connected to
ALGPBPHMHIBMGKAPHMOGNOOBFCPKAELCCHJGPADMJKyour home. DDLLDDLLLLDLLL
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Energy Calculator
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Appliance3:___________________ Appliance4:___________________
wattsusedbyappliance
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Appliance WattageCoffeeMaker 1,000Dishwasher 1,800MicrowaveOven 1,500Refrigerator 200StandaloneFreezer 200IncandescentLightbulb 60CompactFlourescentLightbulb 18HairDryer 710ClothesWasher 500ClothesDryer 3,000DesktopPC 75NotebookPC 25ComputerMonitor 42DigitalTelevision 234VideoGameSystem 36Dehumidifier 600SpaceHeater 1,320WaterHeater 4,500Vacuum 542Aquarium 24CeilingFan 75SingleAirConditioner 1,200CentralAirConditioner 3,500
Typical wattages of household appliances: Which of these are your energy hogs?
Source:U.S.DepartmentofEnergy,EnergyEfficiency&RenewableEnergy,ResidentialSectorEnergyConsumption:http://buildingsdatabook.eren.doe.gov
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Appliance WattageCoffeeMaker 1.14Phonecharger(charged) 2.24Clockradio 2.01Flatscreen(LCD)computermonitor(sleep) 1.38Desktopcomputer(sleep) 21.13Laptopcomputer(charged) 29.48Laptopcomputer(sleep) 15.77Flatscreentelevision(off) 6.97Cablebox(off) 17.83DVR(off) 27.8StereoSystem(ready) 13.99StereoSystem(off) 8.32VideoGameConsole(ready) 23.34VideoGameConsole(off) 1.01DVDPlayer(ready) 9.91DVDPlayer(off) 1.55Subwoofer 10.7CordlessPowerTool(charged) 8.34MicrowaveOven(closed) 3.08Centralheating(off) 4.21Airconditioner 0.9Inkjetmultifunctionprinter(lefton) 9.16Inkjetmultifunctionprinter(off) 5.26Lasermultifunctionprinter(lefton) 49.68Lasermultifunctionprinter(off) 3.12
Average vampire energy drain of household electronics: Power suckers in your home!
Source:U.S.DepartmentofEnergy,LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory,StandbyPowerSummaryTable:standby.lbl.gov/summary-table.html