Citizen’s Guide to Reducing Energy Waste

From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):

It’s fall. That means shorter days, longer nights and a chill in the air. At this time of year, the lights stay on longer and the heater is working harder. This increase in energy use means high costs for both the planet and our pocketbooks.

Transitioning to an energy system that doesn’t harm our planet means using clean, renewable sources like the sun and the wind. But if we’re going to succeed in repowering with renewable energy, we need to cut back on the amount of energy we use in the first place.

Today, two-thirds of our energy ends up being wasted. That needs to change.¹

We created this interactive Citizen’s Guide to Reducing Energy Waste so you can learn and share how to make your home more energy-efficient.

The good news is that the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy estimates that we can reduce our energy usage by 40 to 60 percent below current levels by mid-century simply by using better technologies and eliminating waste across our economy.²

To celebrate Energy Efficiency Day on Oct. 5, people got together to learn how they could make a difference on our energy waste problem. But if we’re really going to make a impact for our environment, we need to keep up that momentum all year round.

Explore and share PennEnvironment’s Citizen’s Guide to help spread the word about how you, your friends and family can make a difference for our planet with a few simple changes.

Energy efficiency shouldn’t be something we celebrate once a year. It should be a daily practice.

1.”Estimated U.S. Energy Consumption in 2017,” Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, April 2018.
2. John A. “Skip” Laitner, “What the Evidence Suggests,” January 11, 2012.