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Step 3Energy in house--lights
Turn off lights when you don't use them (common sense) and computers use lots of energy, so when you leave the computer, put it in sleep mode, hibernate mode, or return to command prompt if using Linux.
Rishnai's opinion:
It is all the rage right now to use compact flourescent lightbulbs in every application. They do save electricity and last a LONG time. This is one of the easiest changes to make to save energy. Do it.
A word of caution, though. The flourescent light does not have the same spectrum as the incandescent blub, which has essentially the same spectrum as the sun. The first thing you'll notice when you put in a CF blub is that everything is very blue all of a sudden. You get used to it, but not totally. Don't dress or do laundry by CF light or things might look a little weird when you get into different light.
CF blubs are also incompatible with dimmers. There is a threshold, below which the bulb will not light, and above which the bulb will not get brighter. In other words, it's either on or off. If you need to be able to dim things, which is very handy, you must stick with regular light bulbs.
A computer uses roughly the same amount of electricity as a refrigerator. In my case, that means I basically have five fridges, since I have a boatload of computers, a fridge, and a deep freeze. That runs up my energy bill, but I'm okay with that since I get more benefit out of it than it costs. It's up to you where the line is for you.
TheBurn's Opinion: Cfls ARE florescent bulbs, don't forget, these bulbs have high amounts of mercury, remember, you gotta throw these away PROPERLY or it will eventually contaminate fish, which is actually where a lot of our world's economy (especially in Japan) lies. don't kill the fish, remember we are going green, and environmentally friendly, not killing fish by just throwing them in the trash.
Rishnai's opinion:
It is all the rage right now to use compact flourescent lightbulbs in every application. They do save electricity and last a LONG time. This is one of the easiest changes to make to save energy. Do it.
A word of caution, though. The flourescent light does not have the same spectrum as the incandescent blub, which has essentially the same spectrum as the sun. The first thing you'll notice when you put in a CF blub is that everything is very blue all of a sudden. You get used to it, but not totally. Don't dress or do laundry by CF light or things might look a little weird when you get into different light.
CF blubs are also incompatible with dimmers. There is a threshold, below which the bulb will not light, and above which the bulb will not get brighter. In other words, it's either on or off. If you need to be able to dim things, which is very handy, you must stick with regular light bulbs.
A computer uses roughly the same amount of electricity as a refrigerator. In my case, that means I basically have five fridges, since I have a boatload of computers, a fridge, and a deep freeze. That runs up my energy bill, but I'm okay with that since I get more benefit out of it than it costs. It's up to you where the line is for you.
TheBurn's Opinion: Cfls ARE florescent bulbs, don't forget, these bulbs have high amounts of mercury, remember, you gotta throw these away PROPERLY or it will eventually contaminate fish, which is actually where a lot of our world's economy (especially in Japan) lies. don't kill the fish, remember we are going green, and environmentally friendly, not killing fish by just throwing them in the trash.
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Apr 11, 2010. 6:55 PMjj.inc
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CFL bulbs don't produce much light and don't last a long time. BUY LED.
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May 9, 2010. 6:11 AMquadracer
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hid is way more efficient
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