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Turn off the lights when you go to lunch.

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Description

Turn out the lights when you go to lunch. Since you will be away from your desk for at least 30-60 minutes, no one will need the light and energy will be saved.

Tags

  • behavior
  • individual
  • lighting
  • repeatable
  • work
  • year round
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Assumptions We Made

Switching off a fixture with 2 40W fluorescent bulbs (e.g., under bookshelf in a cubicle), turned off for 1 hour.

Impacts

Initial Impacts

Each time you carry out this action, the immediate impacts are:

  • Saves 0.01 dollars
  • Saves 0.08 kilowatt hours
  • Saves 0.11 lbs of CO2

Ongoing Impacts

Some actions also have additional impact over time. For this action, these are:

  • Unknown

Potential Annual Impact

We assume that this action will be carried out daily (about 160 times a year). In this case, in a year you could save:
  • 1.28 dollars
  • 12.80 kilowatt hours
  • 17.44 lbs of CO2
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