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Turn off the lights and take advantage of sunlight.

Last comment by user_1220 on 12 Sep 2011:
I am at office from 7-8am to 8-9pm and normally is needed the light to work. When possible i turn it off.
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Description

Turn off lights and take advantage of sunlight. During a sunny day, turn off lights and move your work to a window where sunlight is entering. Use the natural light rather than artificial light.

Tags

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

Switching from 60 W incandescent bulb (high wattage) not being used during half day (4 hour) period when sun is on that side of house. Conservatively speaking, you should be able to fulfill this action 100 days per year (average number of clear days for all of US). Some partially cloudy days would still allow for sunlight use.

Impacts

Initial Impacts

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

  • Saves 0.02 dollars
  • Saves 0.24 kilowatt hours
  • Saves 0.33 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:
  • 3.84 dollars
  • 38.40 kilowatt hours
  • 52.16 lbs of CO2
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