Energy impacts our lives every single day. We use it to power electronics, homes, businesses, and even cars. The goal of Energy Efficiency Day is to highlight how to produce and use energy in the most sustainable way and to reduce its negative impacts on our world. This includes energy production and energy waste. While we rely on energy every day, studies have shown that energy production and usage have had a negative impact on the world around us. Energy generation and waste has impacted our air and water quality through the release of particles, pollutants, runoff and contamination. These pollutants and emissions contribute to environmental decline and global warming. By working to reduce energy usage and being more energy efficient we can help reduce the effects that energy production and waste have on the environment and save money too!
Below are ways to be energy smart:
- Wash your clothes in cold water instead of warm water
- This helps reduce your energy bill, prevents clothes bleeding into each other, and helps clothing last longer
- Change your lightbulbs to LEDs or more energy efficient lighting
- More efficient lighting uses less energy to generate the same amount of light and saves you money
- Turn off lights and unplug chargers when they are not in use
- Use a smart thermostat
- This helps to optimize energy efficiency in your home