Go Green = Save Money Tip 1, 2
Posted by Bryan Lauer, LEED AP in GoGreen on 21-01-2009
How does one go green and save money at the same time?
Most don’t care about going green, however, if you can save money by going green then most will care (unless you are dumb and against saving the world).
The following tips/strategies will help each individual save money and go green simultaneously!
Tip #1-Only drive when absolutely necessary.
-Doing this will help you keep fuel in your car, reduce gas station visits, save massive amounts of money (over the long term) and help Go Green by reducing your carbon footprint (greenhouse gas)/Global Warming.
Example- If you bring your lunch to work opposed to driving somewhere for lunch, you may save 6 miles worth of driving. Do this 4 times a week you save 24 miles. In 52 weeks you save 1,248 miles. It may cost 0.40 cents per mile, that equals savings of $500/year! (that’s just lunch time).
Now think of other ways you can be more efficient with your driving.
try to work from home (telecommute) at least 1 day/week, carpool with a neighbor or colleague, use public transportation, have your kids ride the bus, ride your bike to work (if safe), Go Green!!!
Hypermiling is the Green word of the year. Hypermiling is “attempting to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one’s car and one’s driving technique”, according to Wayne Gerdes, the person who coined the phrase. How do you receive the best milesage? turn off your a/c and radio, do not accelerate fast, do not stop too quick, shut down at long lights, practice being conservative, anything you feel will help you save gas(money) and go green.
Tip #2- Turn your home A/C off (or at least down) during the day.
-Doing this will help you save, immensely, on your electricity bill, use less of the city’s power, and reduce your carbon footprint/greenhouse gases, which reduces Global Warming and helps you Go Green!
Example- If you turn your A/C off during the day (6 hours) you may save 200 watts of power per day. If you pay $0.01/watt you will save $2.00/day. If you do this 300 days/year you will save $600/year!
If you follow Tips 1 & 2 alone, you will save $1,100/year! so Go Green!
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