Saving Energy At Work and Beyond

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Session Objectives

Conservation and sustainability

Energy conservation

Energy use: just the facts

Costs of energy use and waste

Energy saving tips, strategies, and opportunities

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• Protection

• Improvement

• Wise use of natural resources

• It benefits your bottom line!

What Is Conservation?

Conservation = $AVING MONEY!

• Protection

• Improvement

• Wise use of natural resources

• It benefits your bottom line!

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Sustainability:The Goal of ConservationSustainability—Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs!

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Energy Conservation• Reduce your electrical

usage

• Promote sustainability

• Drive sensibly

• Improve energy efficiency

• Make conservation part of everything you do!

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It’s Not Just Electricity• Driving our cars is our most

“polluting” daily activity

• CO2 from cars is the second largest source of GHG

• Cars and light trucks are the largest users of petroleum

• They consume 16% of total U.S. energy used

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5% of the population

Did You Know?

Use 29%of energy

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But There Is Good News

• Efficient technology cuts energy use by up to 80%

• 10% efficiency increase can save $20 billion

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CFL vs. Incandescent

• Last up to 15 times longer

• Use 75% less energy

• 90% of energy produced by an incandescent is wasted heat

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Screen Saver Facts

Screen Savers DO NOT Save Energy!

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Driver Costs

$2,500

+ $0.26

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Costs Add Up …• 30% of energy in

offices is wasted

• Traffic accounts for $100B in wasted fuel, lost productivity, and rising health costs

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Exercise

Conserving for the future

30%

Sustainability

CFL

CO2 from vehicle traffic

Screen savers

Aggressive driving

Wastes gas

The amount of energy that is wasted in offices

Second leading cause of greenhouse gases

Save little, if any, energy

Energy-saving lightbulbs

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Questions?Do you understand:• What is energy

conservation?

• Why it is important?

• What you can do to conserve?

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It’s Your Turn Now!• Reduce electricity use

• Promote sustainability

• Improve energy use efficiency

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What Can Your Organization Do?• Appoint coordinator

• Create a “green team”

• Assess performance and opportunities

• Develop energy-saving policies and procedure

• Set efficiency goals

• Strive for continuous improvement

Upper management commitment is KEY!

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A Little Fun…

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/bg-3021679/energy_lets_save_it/

What have we learned?

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Key Points to Remember

THINK conservation 24 hours a day!

Develop an efficient routine.

Strive for continuous improvement.

Find new ways to conserve energy.

Saving your organization money is good for you, too!

Key Points to Remember