StepGreen.org (beta): Enrich your life A sample visualization showing a user's history

Go to bed an hour earlier (and thus turn off the lights an hour earlier).

Last comment by user_394 on 30 Oct 2009:
It's not saying to sleep more, it's saying to take advantage of daylight. So go to bed an hour earlier and get up an hour earlier. This is easier...
See the rest of this discussion

Description

Go to bed an hour earlier (and thus turn off the lights an hour earlier). You'll save the electricity for the lights at night as well as any electricity for other devices you might use during the hour, such as TVs or computers. Plus, enjoy an extra hour of shut-eye.

Tags

  • behavior
  • homeowner
  • individual
  • lighting
  • renter
  • repeatable
  • residence
  • year round
See All Existing Tags

Assumptions We Made

Eliminating use of task lighting (lower wattage), for one hour each day. Conservative value, could also include/combine with TV being off, more lights off, etc. \

Impacts

Initial Impacts

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

  • Saves 0.00 dollars
  • Saves 0.04 kilowatt hours
  • Saves 0.05 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:
  • 0.64 dollars
  • 6.40 kilowatt hours
  • 8.64 lbs of CO2
Sign up to commit