What Can You Do Right Now?

Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.

 

Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)

 

Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)

 

Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.

 

Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.

 

Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.

 

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Calculators

Pollution from Electricity

 



Enter your monthly electricity bill (in U.S. dollars):
(Only use the dollar portion of your electricity bill based on Electricity Service kWh consumption)




Select your customer type:




Select your state:




Results: Your Estimated Annual Electricity Usage (kWh):





Calculated using eGRID2006 Version 2.1 State File (Year 2004 Data) average electric generation emission factors and average electricity rate by customer type from U.S. DOE's Electric Sales, Revenue, and Average Price 2005 for the selected state)


Your Electricity Usage Causes the Following Pollution...
Type of Pollution Amount of Pollution per Year
Greenhouse Gases (CO2) Pounds
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Pounds
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Pounds
Toxic Metals Pollution Amount of Pollution
Mercury (Hg) Milligrams


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