5 Ways to Save Energy In Your Home

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The pie chart shows what is believed to use the most energy in a household. Clearly space heating uses much more than any other.

The writer recommends getting an energy evaluation, changing light bulbs CFL or LED, heating and cooling more efficiently, recycling, and using water in a more efficient way. Each is a simple way to change the amount of energy wasted in a home.

MLA:

5 Simple Ways to Save Energy (green|spaces)

http://www.greenspaceschattanooga.org/saving-energy-in-your-home/

APA:

5 Simple Ways to Save Energy (green|spaces)

http://www.greenspaceschattanooga.org/saving-energy-in-your-home/

Household energy consumption

In this article, the author explores the consumption of energy in various homes in terms of electricity and natural gas. It includes graphs that illustrate the use of energy in homes according to the type, size, location, etc. It also lists the percentage of energy used by certain appliances and devices such as refrigerators, air conditioning, and televisions. This gives the reader an idea of what in their home uses the most energy and can help them make an effort to reduce that amount.

APA:

Download PDFs (U.S. household energy consumption and intensity trends: A decomposition approach)

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421512004363

MLA: 

Download PDFs (U.S. household energy consumption and intensity trends: A decomposition approach)

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421512004363

Ceiling Fan Journal

This journal states that ceiling fans are responsible for 5% of energy use in homes in the US. Also, because many of them aren't very efficient, they don't replace the use of air conditioning and other fans in the home. Making them more efficient will not only reduce the use of energy from ceiling fans but it will also reduce the use of energy from other cooling components. Making residents aware of this may inspire them to seek a more efficient ceiling fan for their home. 

MLA: Shah, Nihar, Nakul Sathaye, Amol Phadke, and Virginie Letschert. "Efficiency Improvement Opportunities for Ceiling Fans." Energy Efficiency 8.1 (2014): 37-50. Super-Efficient.org. Web. 4 Feb. 2015. <http://www.superefficient.org/Resources/~/media/Files/efficiency_improvement_opportunities_for ceiling_fans-Energy_Efficiency-July2014.pdf>.

APA: Shah, N., Sathaye, N., Phadke, A., & Letschert, V. (2014). Efficiency improvement opportunities for ceiling fans. Energy Efficiency, 8(1), 37-50. Retrieved February 4, 2015, from http://www.superefficient.org/Resources/~/media/Files/efficiency_improvement_opportunities_for ceiling_fans-Energy_Efficiency-July2014.pdf

Newspaper Article

I went on Ebsco Host and searched for a newspaper article using the key words "energy monitoring". The director of the basketball arena at the University of Texas decided to monitor their use of energy. The result was that they used around $3,500 of utilities each day.

By using examples of energy being monitored I will show my audience that Americans use a lot more energy than they realize. Also, that becoming aware of how much we are using and how much we can save by cutting back may lead to using less.

APA:

Galbraith, K. (2010, November 12). Energy Monitoring at U.T. Produces Savings 2 Ways. New York Times. p. 21A.

 

MLA:

Galbraith, Kate. "Energy Monitoring at U.T. Produces Savings 2 Ways." New York Times 12 Nov. 2010: 21A. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Feb. 2015.