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Energy: Making the Best of less
The days of inexpensive, readily available energy
sources are over. And new sources, when found, will
hereafter cost much more. How best to use what we
have must always be in our minds.
Doing our part to cut energy use in the borne and
on the road will not only help stretch availab1e energy
sources, but will also personally save us money. So
seriously consider acting on the energy-saving prin–
cipies that follow, as they apply to you.
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What to Cut and Where to Save
The average home air cooditioner pulls
1,300
watts* of power when in operation. An electric tooth–
brush, by contras!, barely uses enough wattage to be
measured. In a year's time of average use, an air condi–
tioner consumes
1,389
kilowatt hours. An electric tooth–
brush, on the other hand, uses a mere one half of one
kilowatt hour over the same length of time.
Statistics reveal that the real energy hogs are swim–
ming ·pool filter pumps, frostless refrigerators, self–
cleaning electric ovens, electric clothes dryers, dish–
washers, color television sets and, as meotioned, air
conditioners. A concerted effort to cut down on their use
wiU result in real energy savings. The accompanying
chart lists sorne common electric home appliances, be–
ginning with those that use the most electricity. It gives
a good indication of what to cut to save the most. Of
course, eliminating the use of smaller appliances when
possible helps as well.
As
far as cost is concemed, you
can figure a kilowatt hour (KWH) anywhere from 2.36
cents to
5
cents, depending on where you live.
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How to Conserve
The approximate percentage breakdown of elec–
tricity use by major electric appliances
in
a modero
home figures like this: ligbts, refrigerator and freezer
combined,
43
percent; air conditioner,
15
percent; elec-
' Electric energy use is gene ra lly measured in
k ilowau
hours
for meter-measur·
ing and billing purposes. A kilowau hour (KWH) is the eonsumption of 1.000
watts of power for an hour. Running a 1.000-wau appliance for an hour o r
buming a 100-watt light bulb for 10 hours consumes one KWH. The smaller
the amount of wauage an appliance or light bulb requires, the mo re eeonomi–
cal it is to use in tcrms of kilowatt bours consumed.
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Yearly Cost
Appliance
Appro~t.
Kilowatt Hour Use Monthly Yearly
@
34 a KWH
quick-recovery water heater ....................
401
standard wa ter hea te r ......... ... ... ...............
351
purnp for a swimming pool filter ............
280
15-cubic-foot frostless refrigerator .... .....
150
room air conditioner ......... ........ ...... ...... ...
116
12-cubic-foot frost1ess refrigerator ... ......
101
15-cubic-foot standard freezer ... .... .... .. ...
100
e1ectric range .. . .. .... .. .... ... ........... .. ....... ... .. .
98
self-cleaning electric oven ..... ... ......... ......
95
clothes d ryer ........................ .......... .... .......
83
12-cubic-foot standard refrigerator ........
61
color television set ................. ... ...............
42
dishwasher ...... ....... ... .... .... ......... ............. .
30
black and white telcvision set ............... ...
30
microwave oven ........... ............... .... ... ......
25
roaster .... ... ... ............... .. ......... .... .......... .....
17
frying pan .................................................
15
window fan ..............................................
14
electric b1anket ... ... .... .......... ... ... .... .... .......
12
hand íron .... .... ... .............. .......... .......... .....
12
radío-record player ................. .................
9
colfee make r ................ ............ ... ..............
9
automatic washing machine ................. ...
9
broiler ............... ................. ... .... .......... ......
8
hot plate .... .. .. ......... ....... ......... ... ... ............
7
radio ..... .. . .. ................... .. .. ....... .................
7
non-automatic was hing machine ......... ,..
6
trash compacto r .......................................
4
vacuum cleaner ........... ........ .......... ...........
4
waste disposer .... ................ ... ... ................
2
waffle iron ........................ ..... ..... ..............
2
sun larnp ........... ......... ............. .... ..... .. .......
1
hair dryer ....... .... .. .......... .. .................. .. .....
1
mixer....... ... .. ... ... ...... ..... ... ...... .... ............ ..
1
sewing machine ....... .. ............... ....... .... .. .. .
1
carving knife .. ................. .........................
electric clock ......... ............ .... .................. .
e1ectric shaver ................. ... ....... ... ........... .
electric tootbbrush ..... .. ................ ..... .......
4,811
4.219
3.360
1,800
1,389
1,217
1, 195
1,175
1, 146
993
728
502
363
363
300
205
186
170
147
147
108
108
108
100
90
86
76
50
46
30
22
16
14
13
11
8
6
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trie space heater,
12.4
percent; kitchen and laundry
appliances, not including the refrigerator or freezer,
10.6
percent;
TV
set,
9.9
percent; and al! other sources,
9.1
percent. To conserve the most electricity, therefore,
begin with those areas that use the most. Follow these
suggestions:
LIGHTING
• Use lights only when and where needed. Make use of
natural light as much as possible during tbe day. The
last person leaving a lighted room should tum the
lights off.
• Fit lighting to the task. Use adequate light for read-
PLAIN TRUTH April
1974