Last fall, she covered up some of the outlets, describing that as a "cost-cutting measure" to save electricity.
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Yoko Hanawa is a financial adviser who has become an expert on how to save electricity and protect one's household budget.
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One way to save electricity is either reducing the number of spot welds or using less energy for each spot weld made.
Sure CFLs save electricity, but so do a lot of other efforts.
You know, to minimize their carbon footprint, save electricity and such.
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So invest in chips and computer architectures designed to save electricity.
The Energy Star program was created to promote energy efficiency by letting consumers know which appliances, which electronics would save electricity and, therefore, would save them money over time.
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Let's say you decide to use this rebate to seal up and insulate your attic -- because you want to save electricity, but also because you're tired of a drafty house.
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They close early to save on electricity, or close early due to slower business.
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The researchers suggest that the set-up would also save on electricity costs since it should require between 10 and 50% less power to illuminate a section of road than current LED streetlamps.
For example, a number of companies provide tailored advice for individuals about how to save money on their electricity bills based on their own energy usage data, which is made available through the Administration-catalyzed, industry-led Green Button initiative.
Other similar projects to save the world: generating electricity from rice husks in Cambodia, planting tens of millions of eucalyptus trees in the Amazon and transforming waste into cooking fuel in Nepal.
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For example, if you save water, what does that mean for your electricity consumption?
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With the move, Kohl's could save tens of thousands of dollars a year in electricity costs, figures Jigar Shah, SunEdison founder and chief strategy officer.
But everybody, every homeowner here, if you haven't already done it, you could probably retrofit your home and save 10, 15, 20 percent on your electricity and your heating bills.
There is no Republican or Democratic way to rebuild after a flood, to save lives, to start again, to turn the electricity on, to clean the debris.
If 5.3 million people used the new tool and cut back their electricity consumption by 10%, they would save the equivalent of a gigawatt of power--enough to power a large city, Cahill added.
The UK government is considering paying firms for cutting electricity use as part of plans to try to save energy and reduce costs.
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Every day, the children can learn how much electricity they have fed into the grid and how to save more energy.
President Ricardo Martinelli asked Panamanians "to save energy because the lack of rain is really causing havoc with our electricity system".
In some areas, you can save money by running appliances when other people aren't using much electricity since it's relatively cheaper to give that power to you.
Fully exploiting wherever practical the best available efficiency techniques throughout the U.S. economy could save half our oil and gas use, and three-fourths of our electricity, at about an eighth of their current price.
With Enernoc, Brewster and Healy are pioneering a business idea that may save the U.S. from wasting a lot of capital on the power plants used to supply electricity during seasonal peaks.
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