Enerygy Impacts Of Appliances

Today it is not just trendy to be environmentally friendly, it is necessary. With more people populating the planet who are using cars, building bigger homes, and using more energy it is important to find ways to cut down on use, or find renewable energy sources that are better for the environment in the long run. But too many times people ignore using energy-saving products because they don’t realize how even just one person’s energy use can impact the world around them.

How Energy Saving Products Are Helping 

According to a 2012 report, the EPA estimates that energy savings products such as light bulb, energy saving water heaters, washer, dryers and other house hold appliances have prevented more than 150 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Additionally more than 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity are saved which is equivalent to 15% of national residential electricity use. The savings from these products have helped to offset the cost of 185 new power plants.

How Changing Computers Helped the Environment

Energy Star states that in 1990 computers and ‘related peripheral equipment’ consumed 40 billion kilowatt-hours, which accounted for 5% of the commercial sector electricity. Nearly a decade later when computer companies adopted Energy Star ideas a single server could save as much as $480 in electricity costs. As a result in 2012, energy use from these kinds of products is down by 32 billion kilowatt-hours per year.

How Washing Clothes Can Save Energy

With companies like Lynas Corporation Malaysia helping to use rare earths to make high-efficiency appliance motors, quality energy-efficient washers and dryers have become a reality over the last decade. A national study by the US Energy Information Agency revealed that in 2009 41 million households, 36% of American homes, had high-efficiency washers in their homes. Because of these uses by individuals, 30 billion kilowatt-hours and 110 trillion Btu of energy has been saved reducing more than 25 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

How Light Bulbs Make the World Better 

It is estimated that about 12% of residential energy is from lighting, and much of that is a waste as it is converted to heat and not light. Although the start was a little slow, the sales and home usage for compact fluorescent lamps and other energy savings bulbs begin to really pick up around 2007. Just a few years later in 2009 60% or about 68 million households utilized some type of the cool burning energy-efficient bulbs in their homes. By 2012 it was predicted that these CFLs were expected to reach 66 billion kilowatts per year which would cut down costs by approximately $6.4 billion and greenhouse gas emissions by 46 million metric tons.

Saving the planet and saving money at the same time is a great thing. And it really does matter when just one home adapts energy-saving light bulbs, computers, televisions, and other appliances. Because each individuals savings adds up, and collectively it is making a huge impact on the nation and world around us.