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By turning off your lights you will use less electricity, and save on both your bill and carbon emissions from the electricity plants.
Carbon Savings
250 pounds of CO2 each year. (Source: stopglobalwarming.org)
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You can install occupancy motion sensors in your home. These automatically turn the lights on when you enter a room and will turn them back off after you leave.
- “Infrared or ultrasonic sensors turn lights off or on automatically, depending upon whether or not they sense the presence of someone in the room. Infrared types pick up minute changes in infrared background of a room that occur when a human is present. Ultrasonic are activated by inaudible sound waves that sense motion.” (Source: hometips.com)
- Occupancy sensors can be found at home improvement stores; Home Depot sells some for as low as $25. Try Energy Federation's online store for these and other energy efficient products. Spenard Builders Supply also stocks occupancy motion sensors, which can be ordered by contacting their Rural Sales Department (907-261-9313) or finding a Spenard Builders Supply near you.
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