Energy Facts

This a a bit of research I did on energy facts before starting to put the parcel together, I personally found them quite interesting.....

• Thermostat usage - A 1 degree C reduction in the setting of the thermostat could reduce household energy consumption by as much as 10%.
• Household energy consumption for lighting - If every household in Ontario replaced just three 100-watt bulbs with 25-watt compact fluorescent bulbs, enough power would be saved to supply 130,000 homes.
• Household lighting - About 12 to 15 percent of the electricity used in a home is for lighting.
• Household lighting - It is best to use CFL lights in places where they will stay switched on for long periods. Switching CFL bulbs off after only a few minutes of use can reduce their lifespan.
• UK householders - Over 70% of UK householders admit that they have never examined their homes for ways to save energy.
• Standby Energy - UK gadgets left on standby squander electricity worth £740,000,000 per annum.
• Light bulbs - When you turn on an incandescent light bulb, only 2% of the electricity used is turned into light. The rest is wasted as heat.
• Electricity needed to power a light bulb - One kilowatt-hour (kWh) equals the amount of electricity needed to power a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours.
• Light bulbs that save energy - Energy saving light bulbs last up to 12 times longer than ordinary light bulbs, and can save up to ￡100 on electricity over the bulb's lifetime.
• Household lighting - About 12 to 15 percent of the electricity used in a home is for lighting.
• Household lighting - It is best to use CFL lights in places where they will stay switched on for long periods. Switching CFL bulbs off after only a few minutes of use can reduce their lifespan.
• Hybrid Power - A Toyota Prius can travel 20km per litre of petrol when driving in city conditions, while a Lamborghini Murcielago will only travel 3.4 km.
• Gasoline Consumption - In 2008, U.S. drivers are expected to use 9.26 million barrels of gasoline a day, down 0.3% from 2007.
• Long haul flight - A Boeing 747 return flight from London to New York consumes about 100 tonnes of kerosene.
• USA transportation - On an average day the 140 million cars in America are estimated to travel almost 4 billion miles, and according to the US Department of Transportation, they use over 200 million gallons of gasoline doing it.