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• Make sure walls and the attic in your home have adequate insulation

• For each 1 degree you turn down the thermostat in the winter, you’ll save up to 5% on your heating costs

• Turn off non-essential lights & appliances

• Set your computers to power-save mode

• Close shades and blinds at night to reduce the amount of heat loss/gain through windows

• Buy ENERGY STAR appliances, products and lights

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Useful Energy Facts for Home:

Electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars.

If every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb, it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road.