How To Save Energy

We all use energy.  All of us use energy every day — for transportation, cooking, heating and cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting, and entertainment. The choices we make about how we use energy — turning machines off when we’re not using them or choosing to buy energy efficient appliances — impact our environment and our lives.

Efficiency and Conservation Are Different but Related

The terms energy conservation and energy efficiency have two distinct definitions. There are many things we can do to use less energy (conservation) and use it more wisely (efficiency).

Energy conservation is any behavior that results in the use of less energy. Turning the lights off when you leave the room and recycling aluminum cans are both ways of conserving energy.

Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. A compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example of energy efficiency. However, the decision to replace an incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent is an act of energy conservation.

Turning the water off when you brush your teeth or turning the lights off when you leave a room or the house are both examples of easy, free ways to save energy.

Some technologies make it much easier to save energy.  For appliances in your house such as a fridge, dishwasher, laundry machine, or even a TV all have the ability to save you energy.  If it has an Energy Star label, you know it is efficient in its usage of energy and specifically designed to help you save.  Make a list of all the electrical machines and devices in your house and check to see if they have an Energy Star label.  If they don’t, it could mean that they were not designed to save energy, and may be using more energy than they really need.

QUESTION SET 2: HOW TO SAVE ENERGY

Select the letter that best answers the question

  1. __________ labels are indicators that the appliances in your home are efficient and help conserve energy.
    1. Power Star
    2. Electric Triangle
    3. Energy Star
    4. Lightning Bolt
  2. Any behavior that results in less usage of energy is called ___________.
    1. Energy Efficiency
    2. Energy Conservation
    3. Energy Metabolism
    4. Energy Restriction
  3. True or False: Incandescent light bulbs use more energy than Florescent light bulbs.
    1. True
    2. False
  4. An easy way to save energy is to:
    1. Keep the lights on when you leave the room
    2. Help out with chores at home
    3. Turn the faucet off while you brush your teeth
    4. Change all your light bulbs to Incandescent
  5. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function is called
    1. Energy Efficiency
    2. Energy Conservation
    3. Energy Metabolism
    4. Energy Restriction
  6. Most __________________ in your home have efficient Energy Star equivalents.
    1. Furniture arrangements
    2. Electrical Devices
    3. Bedrooms
    4. Fuels