Of course, I had to see how my energy usage compared to the average American.
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We are one of the least efficient advanced economies when it comes to energy usage.
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For example, there are industry standards for measuring energy usage in TVs and cable set-top boxes.
At the same time, companies can also begin investing in smarter energy usage practices.
Other approaches are substitute taxes, possibly including a consumption tax or a tax on energy usage.
Morgan Stanley is one firm that keeps close tabs on its global energy usage.
But in terms of energy usage, 40 percent of it goes to our homes and our buildings.
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The high-efficiency solar panels, manufactured by Panasonic's Sanyo division, will cover 41-percent of the raceway's energy usage.
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Ann Robinson, of price comparison website Uswitch said some customers could ration their energy usage as a result.
With Nucleus, people can see their energy usage in real time through a PC or a smartphone application.
Amid global energy usage growth of 1.2% a year to 2030, natural gas will grow at 1.8% a year.
He is currently Director of Engineering at Carbon Lighthouse, which helps companies reduce energy usage and carbon emissions.
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In addition, the Honeywell thermostat offers Wi-Fi connectivity that allows consumers to regulate their energy usage and home comfort through their smartphone.
For this equipment, you must create an imputed model of energy usage based on what you know about the device.
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Gas accounts for 26% of Wheeling-Pittsburgh's energy usage and perhaps 15% of the manufacturing cost in its integrated steel mills.
The Spanish company sells traffic-control systems, as well as programs to reduce energy usage in water utilities and weather-monitoring software.
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To that end, smart meters provide the price signals to consumers to tell them when to cut their energy usage.
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If part of how he gets compensated is cutting energy usage, he will look for ways to cut energy usage.
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Last year, Bruce Henderson with the Charlotte Observer decided to look into the energy usage of the LEED certified ImaginOn building.
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Closely examining energy usage is a growing trend among U.S. and multinational companies, which are looking to cut costs wherever possible.
Using different types of light bulb can also help reduce energy usage and makers of light emitting diodes (LEDs) have seen demand surge.
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Based on electricity rates, the data is broken down to show the cost of both total energy usage and Volt charging energy use.
Eliminating underutilized servers will lower energy usage so consolidation and virtualization can cut data storage costs as well as enable low-cost disaster recovery capabilities.
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Homeowners can be thousands of miles away from home or have a vacation home, yet still control their settings and energy usage, resulting in significant cost savings.
The actual reductions in energy usage they give us are nothing at all, in fact, to do with the use of renewables or green energy.
While the insight provided by nocturnal lighting levels has obvious limitations, the analysis is a helpful reminder that energy usage and economic growth are linked.
But more broadly the cold weather helped to boost energy usage.
The kit also includes a smart plug that can remotely control devices in the home and report back on a current and historical energy usage.
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In fact, the HTC Droid DNA I was using gave me two warnings that my energy usage was outpacing the power going into my phone.
The EcoHub app works by pulling overall home energy usage data, provided by an energy data source, such as a utility or smart meter company.
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