energy waste Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:56:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How “Phantom Loads” Are Hurting Your Energy Bill and the Environment https://www.greenoptimistic.com/phantom-loads-energy-bill/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/phantom-loads-energy-bill/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:56:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58218 “Phantom loads” are electronics that always run, regardless of whether they are being used or not. Most people are aware of the harm that these electronics can have on the environment: inefficient electricity use greatly increases the output of the coal plants that supply power and, therefore, increases fossil fuel emissions into the atmosphere. Unplugging […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/phantom-loads-energy-bill/feed/ 0 58218 US Annual Energy Waste is Appalling, Declare Experts https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-annual-energy-waste-appalling-declare-experts-20130827/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-annual-energy-waste-appalling-declare-experts-20130827/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2013 02:19:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=41114 In July, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) published a report that suggested that the US is only 39% energy efficient. LLNL’s findings suggest that 2012 was the most energy-wasteful year in over 10 years AND the third most wasteful year since the 1970s. Calculations suggest that the amount of energy wasted in the US annually […]

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