{"id":89,"date":"2013-12-09T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=89"},"modified":"2014-02-05T18:55:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T18:55:30","slug":"green-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=89","title":{"rendered":"Green Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something Else to be Thankful For: Energy Efficiency -(times to gather and celebrate are here\u2026.)<\/strong>
\nThanks to Heather Saunders of NYSERDA
\nIn case you didn’t see the blog from the Alliance to Save Energy<\/em> yesterday, here are ASE’s Thanksgiving tips about energy efficiency (edited for general winter Holidays):
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\nThe winter Holidays include the perfect trifecta of family, friends, and food\u2014making it one of my favorite celebrations. They top a \u201cbest holiday\u201d list for another, less known and less celebrated, reason. We consume less energy!
\nAccording to Opower, energy use is significantly lower<\/a> on Thanksgiving compared to a typical Sunday in November. This seems surprising given all of the travelling and cooking that occurs, but a closer examination shows there\u2019s a fairly simple explanation for the Thanksgiving energy anomaly. Since family and friends spend most of the day together, it means many homes are completely powered down. This offsets the football watching, cooking, and cozying up that happens at the home of the host. The impact is impressive, by using 5\u201310% less energy on Thanksgiving, Americans save the equivalent caloric energy of 26 million roasted turkeys.
\nThat\u2019s a lot of turkey, but there\u2019s always more you can do to ensure your Holidays are as energy efficient as possible.
\nTraveling<\/strong>
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\nNot counting forced conversation with crazy relatives, travelling is probably the most dreaded part of the holiday. Choose more energy efficient options and you\u2019ll ease that travel pain knowing that you\u2019re saving energy. When feasible, choose ground transportation like a car, bus, or train over air travel which has the biggest climate impact per distance traveled<\/a>.
\nDriving alone in a car can create as large of a footprint as flying, so travel in groups as much as possible (even better if you have a hybrid<\/a> or EV<\/a>!). Also remember to check your tire pressure and change your oil and filter for better fuel economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cooking<\/strong>
\nUnknown to even the most skilled cooks, baking, boiling, and frying provide great opportunities to save energy and money.
\nResist the urge to open the oven door to check (and smell) your dish. If your curiosity gets the better of you just switch on the oven light. Also, use glass or ceramic pans because they heat more quickly<\/a>, the temperature can be set 25 degrees lower for the same amount of cooking time.
\nWhen possible, choose a host who has a gas stove. They cost half as much as electric versions <\/a>to operate. If you have a gas stove, use a moderate (blue-colored) flame setting for maximum energy savings. Also, cook multiple dishes at once whenever possible.
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\nMost importantly, regardless of stove type be sure to match your pan to the burner size\u201440% of your stove\u2019s energy is lost if you use a six-inch pan on an eight-inch burner.
\nAlthough especially useful during the holiday season, these travel and cooking tips can be put to good use at any time to save you money (and when\u2019s a better time to save than during the holiday shopping season?). Need another excuse to throw a party? In the name of energy efficiency, it\u2019s a great reason any time of year.
\nHappy Holidays!<\/p>\n

Alliance Communications and Digital Content Associate Liz Crumpacker contributed to this post<\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.ase.org\/blog\/something-else-be-thankful-energy-efficiency<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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