Lighting Tips
- If a room is not occupied for ten minutes, shut the lights off to reduce operating hours.
- Reduce the lighting in highly lit or unoccupied areas. A four-lamp fluorescent fixture uses more than 11 cents worth of electricity in an eight-hour day.
- Replacing incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps in light fixtures and exit signs produces the same amount of light and uses a quarter of the energy.
- Reduce air conditioning energy usage by one watt by eliminating three watts of lighting energy.
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Air Conditioning & Heating Tips
- Set thermostats at 24C (76F) for cooling and 20C (68F) for heating.
- Install automatic thermostats on all heating and cooling equipment. This reduces cooling and heating requirements, and could produce savings of up to 10%.
- To reduce air conditioning load by as much as 30%, install solar film on windows exposed to direct sunlight.
- Have your heating and cooling systems checked annually. A properly maintained system will save energy and extend the life of equipment.
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