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Turn off the TV for an hour and do something unplugged.

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Description

Consider getting away from the screen for an hour and simply doing an activity that doesn't require energy. Make sure your TV gets turned off first! Then, take a walk, take a nap, read a book (the paper version), play a game with your kids.

Tags

  • appliance
  • behavior
  • home
  • individual
  • repeatable
  • residence
  • year round
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Assumptions We Made

TV types vary widely in power consumption with newer products drawing more. Assume an average wattage of 200 W, turned off for 1 hour.

Impacts

Initial Impacts

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

  • Saves 0.02 dollars
  • Saves 0.20 kilowatt hours
  • Saves 0.27 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:
  • 3.20 dollars
  • 32.00 kilowatt hours
  • 43.20 lbs of CO2
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