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Making your home efficient now
Minor changes at home in choices that we make every day also make a difference. As light bulbs burn out, replace them with compact fluorescent bulbs. Lower the thermostat by 2 degrees in winter to reduce carbon dioxide production by 300 pounds and save about $20 in fuel each year. Raise your AC thermostat by 3 degrees, too, and double these savings. Even if 600 pounds of carbon dioxide is hard to relate to, $40 isn’t a bad cash return for temperature change you won’t notice.
Making green choices when renovating
Install a programmable thermostat, which makes it easy to regulate temperature hour by hour. When replacing or adding new fixtures and appliances, purchase energy-efficient products, and consider purchasing used items, which keeps them out of landfills and saves you money. When building or adding to your home, use the best quality insulation your budget will allow, and build smart by foregoing attics and rarely used formal spaces for a more efficient structure. And buy smart windows and doors to keep your fuel use – and your fuel bills – in check.