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Curtis Park Energy Stars
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| Dear Energy
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Daytime temps are growing warmer and days are longer.
Take advantage of the opportunity to harmon ize with nature
and keep the heater turned low (or off) and the
lights off as long as possible. For inspiration, view
the latest SMUD Energy Tips.
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Kathy's Top Energy
Tips |
| I'm no expert, but during
2007, I reduced my energy bill on average 20% for the
year. Here's my top 5 tips for how I banished unecessary
energy use.
1. Convert as many light bulbs as possible to
CFLs. They use 70 % less energy and last 10 years. For the
lamps you use the most, rely on CFLs. Keep the others off,
especially unnecessary recessed lights.
2. Keep lights off in rooms where you are not. When
leaving a room, turn off lights on your way out. Epxerts say
it's still better to turn lights off then to leave them on
for short periods until you return.
3. Keep the heater a few degrees lower in winter (68
degrees during the day and 55 degrees at night) and the
air conditioner a few degrees higher in summer. For every
two degrees you lower your thermostat in winter, you save
approximately 10% on your heating bill.
4. Wash clothes in cold water. They get just as clean
and you will save energy by not using heated water.
5. Wash dishes and clothes in full loaded machines.
Line dry big items like towels and sheets.
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| Have a neighbor who would like to join
the Curtis Park Energy Stars? Would you like more
information about our energy saving collaboration with SMUD?
Look for the Energy Stars table in Curtis Park this
Saturday, April 26 as part of the Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour.
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| Hot Links |
The Curtis Park Energy Stars, now over 175
households strong, shows what one neighborhood working to
together can accomplish. We continue to use
less electricity than the SMUD average. See our progress to date.
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| Extract A Little Bit More
Energy Savings in the Kitchen |
Wondering how to squeeze out a little more energy
savings? See if you can find the kitchen secrets to lowering
your energy bill.
Reduce the
amount of time your oven is on by one hour per year and save
an average of two20kwh of energy. Hint: Limit or
eliminate the length of time you preheat your
oven.
The
refrigerator is the single biggest energy-consuming
kitchen appliance in your house. Hint: Open and close the refrigerator
door quickly. Opening the refrigerator door accounts for
between $30 and $60 of a typical family's electricity bill
each year.
Five
percent of the energy bought and used per person in the U.S.
is for preparing and cooking food. Hint: Use the
right size pot for your stove burner and save about $36
annually for an electric range or $18 a year for a gas
range.
Taken from The Green Book, by Elizabeth Rogers
and Thomas M. Kostigen, a handy guide to learning how
individual energy savings compounds into
impressive carbon reduction on a collective scale.
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| Learn More About Climate
Change |
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Robert
Christopherson To Speak At SMUD on April
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"Polar Meltdown, a Climate Change
Science Update" will be presented at noon April 23 at
SMUD's auditorium, in the Headquarters Building, 6201
S St. The speaker will be Robert Christopherson, a
professor emeritus of geography at American River
College.
Christopherson, author of physical
geography, will deliver an overview of climate change
science, illustrated with photos and graphics. He and
his wife, professional photographer Bobbé
Christopherson, have visited the Arctic and Antarctic
nine times since 2003 gathering material for his
textbooks.
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| SMUD/Energy Stars Energy Workshop
- May 17 |
| Mark your calendars for the
upcoming energy workshop hosted by SMUD and the Curtis
Park Energy Stars. SMUD will share information
on their new SolarShares
program that allows you to
subscribe to solar generated power on a
monthly basis to ensure that your household
electricity comes exclusively from solar
power. And learn the hottest tips on how to make
your house more e nergy efficient.
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Curtis Park Energy Stars Steering Committee:
Kathy Les, Gerre Buehler, Arlene Krause, Terri Tork,
Rosanna Herber
Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association
Curtis Park Energy
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