A lot of money saving habits are good for the planet, too. And, that's why we continue to do them long after they are strictly necessary.
For example, we have a gas stove. Although the oven pilot light is always on, Mike has turned off the burner pilot lights. It's estimated that each pilot light would burn about 8 therms of gas per month, at about $1.50 per therm, or $10.50 /month. We have two burner pilot lights so we save 16 therms of gas and $21.00/month. Per year that comes to 192 therms and $252.00. I can do something with that.
I also hang all my clothes to dry. I average 5 loads/ week or 260 loads/ year. Each load averages 3.3 kwh. The cost of a kwh is about 11 cents. That means my 260 load would cost me $ 28.60 to dry. The money really isn't worth it, but not to use the 856 kwh of fossil fuel generated electricity is, to me.
What choices/ changes can you make to save energy and help Mother Earth?
For example, we have a gas stove. Although the oven pilot light is always on, Mike has turned off the burner pilot lights. It's estimated that each pilot light would burn about 8 therms of gas per month, at about $1.50 per therm, or $10.50 /month. We have two burner pilot lights so we save 16 therms of gas and $21.00/month. Per year that comes to 192 therms and $252.00. I can do something with that.
I also hang all my clothes to dry. I average 5 loads/ week or 260 loads/ year. Each load averages 3.3 kwh. The cost of a kwh is about 11 cents. That means my 260 load would cost me $ 28.60 to dry. The money really isn't worth it, but not to use the 856 kwh of fossil fuel generated electricity is, to me.
What choices/ changes can you make to save energy and help Mother Earth?
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