Energy Facts

True or False : Leaving a ceiling fan on will help cool the room?

False. When the breeze from a fan moves across the skin, we feel cooler but the temperature in the room is the same.



True or False : Cranking the thermostat up or down will make the office get warmer or cooler faster?

False. This is like repeatedly pressing the button to make an elevator come faster; it feels like it’s helping, but it’s not.

True or False : Leaving a computer on is more energy-efficient than turning it on and off?

False. Turning computers off saves energy. Use www.localcooling.com or www.co2saver.snap.com to see how much you could save!





True or False : An electric dishwasher uses less energy than washing dishes by hand?

True. Hand washing generally uses more hot water per load than using a dishwasher in economy mode.

The clock in a microwave oven uses as much energy in a year as all the cooking times combined.

True. The LED clock, left on for 24 hours a day, will actually use more electricity than a year's worth of cooking time. You have a watch, so switch it off.