Avoid using the oven during hot summer afternoons.
Last comment by user_523 on 19 Jan 2010:| does this matter if you don't have an air conditioner in the kitchen/central air...aside from making yourself more uncomfortable when it's hot? |
Description
Avoid using the oven during hot summer afternoons. This indirectly heats up the house and requires cooling systems, such as whole house or room unit air conditioners, to work harder and consume more energy to maintain a comfortable temperature.Tags
- behavior
- cooling
- hvac
- individual
- repeatable
- residence
- summer
Assumptions We Made
We assume it raises room/area temperature and thus results in room AC unit or continued operation of central AC for two hours.Impacts
Initial Impacts
Each time you carry out this action, the immediate impacts are:
- Saves 0.10 dollars
- Saves 1.00 kilowatt hours
- Saves 1.36 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:- 15.84 dollars
- 160.00 kilowatt hours
- 217.60 lbs of CO2
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