Posted on 03/04/2020 1:12:10 PM PST by bananaman22
bananaman22
Posting clickbait, leaving, and getting dozens of responses per thread, never replying, then coming back and doing it again.
Since Mar 17, 2010
I bought a little turbo fan for 15 bucks last summer and hardly ran my air conditioner.
This bikini model bought an energy efficient refrigerator. You won't believe what happened next. [Click to next page]
The new water heater might be significantly better insulated and result in less heat loss. I put my own wrap around mine adding to whatever is there.
In Mrs. Alaska's kitchen {we remodeled it to her specs, 300 sq. ft.} we have 14, 65 watt indoor flood lights, on three separate controls.
In the winter or any cool day/night, just fire up all of them, and then put on your shorts.
She usually only has 4-5 of them on at any given time, but it is toasty.
I suppose that depends on the quality of the LED. I’ve not noticed any sort of “glow”, in a pitch black bedroom, from the LED light in there.
Municipalities, DOTs and electrical providers (Florida Power and Light for example) have been on an LED upgrade or new buy binge for several years now. We are seeing the results.
I noticed that. Takes about 5 minutes for the glow to completely disappear.
CC
After nagging people to decrease their usage and switch to low-powered appliances, usage went down? Whodathunkit!
The new bulbs also have a hidden advantage that’s a great seller, a life span about four times longer than the old incandescent bulbs. For businesses that means a fourfold saving in labor costs for light bulb changing, a major savings in any large building. I went to grade school in the 1950s and remember the janitor constantly changing light bulbs. It’s the same for a homeowner who has an equivalent saving of his/her labor. Then, for the homeowner, add in all the dangerous ladder climbing to get to the high level flood lights. I, for example, have two on one side of my house that are twenty four four feet up.
The reduction in your church’s labor cost for changing bulbs is probably several times the energy cost savings.
“Back in that era, the power company (in Michigan at least) gave you free light bulbs when you turned in burned out ones.”
I grew up in MI. I remember that. They also did it in Chicago in the 70’s-80’s.
My guess would simply be the forced retirement of incandescent bulbs .... as probably the biggest factor in that.... but that’s just a guess.
60W per bulb, 2-8 bulbs per room, 8 rooms in your house.... burning several hundred watts an hour most houses, on lighting... LED drops that by 80-90%... cumulative impact is a lot more than a 5 or 10% improvement on your single AC over a year.
We went LED on everything and no one is more of a cheapskate than me when if comes to conserving electricity.
And every time they jack up rates, I become super cheapskate.
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“What’s more, bitcoin miners — like other large commercial and industrial power consumers...”
Foolish essay written by a first class snake oil salesman. “What’s more! Order now and get two for the price of one!”
The Creator knows all that we need and there is enough food, oil, water, electricity and medicine for 15 billion people today with the potential to get enough for 35 billion people.
I would agree with you.
My power bill has gone down by $20 / month since going almost all led
My electric bill last month was 7.62 and that was in South Dakota. Have all led bulbs and TV. New Applances and use some solar.
“average home central air conditioner uses between 3500 -5000w oer hour...you can look it up.”
[looks up] My A/C sure isn’t using between 3500-5000W/hr right now. [turns up gas heat]
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