INSIDE IOWA STATE
June 29, 2001
New online energy FAQ offers advice on when to flip the switch
Will I save electricity (or waste it) by flipping the fluorescent lights off
every time I leave my office? Should I feel guilty about running a small fan
or refrigerator?
These are some of the questions facilities staff are hearing as the campus
community joins the effort to help trim the university budget by saving
energy.
Facilities new energy-saving Web site provides tips on saving energy in the
office and more information on the plan to save $1.5 million in energy costs
during FY02. The site is at
http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/utilities/energyefficiency/.
Short answers to the questions posed above are: Turn off the lights if
youll be gone more than 15 minutes. Guilt is a personal thing, but running a
20-inch fan during the daytime for four months costs about $12. A small
dorm-type refrigerator (3 cubic foot) costs $7 annually and a large (24
cubic foot) refrigerator costs $150.
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