Friday, August 15, 2008

Brrr!

There goes the AC unit. Pushing out some cool air and generating revenue for PG&E. Stockholders can thank me. This reminds me of an obscure fact from the book, Inventing Niagara by Ginger Strand. Not too many years ago, the average household used 500 watts a day. We now use 1,000. And long, long ago…it was only 100. Before we became addicted. OK, I’m going to turn the thermostat up to 82°. Sorry, stockholders.

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  1. Kitty7:05 AM

    It is said that all our high tech "must haves" are the reason for the run up in usage. Using energy saving appliances in the kitchen helps but the culprits are the computers, networks, TV's and such that must be at the ready at all times. Ever get up at night and see all the leds on? Clocks and stoves and phones and.....

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