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Turn off the music when you leave the room

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Description

Turn off the music when you leave the room. Its minimal effort, but can avoid unnecessary electricity consumption of radio and stereo equipment when no one is around to hear the music.

Tags

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

From RECS, stereo systems consume about 55 kWh per unit annually. Size of system will influence actual power needed. Assume that for every hour the stereo is on, you are out of earshot for 15 minutes.

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
  • 6.08 kilowatt hours
  • 8.16 lbs of CO2
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