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LiveSmart BC

Easy Steps to Save Energy and Money

  • By turning your computer and monitor off when not in use, you could save $100 per year.
  • You can save 2 per cent on your heating bill for every 1 degree you lower your thermostat.
  • It takes ten times as much energy to make a piece of paper than it does to copy onto it.
  • Recycling a four-foot stack of newspapers saves the equivalent of one 40-foot fir tree.
  • CFLS use 75 per cent less energy than incandescent bulbs and last ten times longer.
  • The majority of computer electricity goes to the monitor – new LCD monitors use 80-90 per cent less energy.
  • LED signs and holiday lights reduce energy consumption by 90 per cent and last 10-25 years longer
  • LED signage reduces energy use by 85 per cent compared to standard neon signage, and lasts between 50,000-100,000 hours.