Solar Valley Tool Box
Factoids
  • Small appliances consume 11% of residential electricity used.  TV's use
    one-third of that amount.
  • Appliances have a lifetime of 10-30 years.  It takes that long to get
    inefficient models permanently unplugged.
  • Residential and commercial buildings account for 71% of total electricity
    used.  The average energy cost /square foot for a commercial building
    is $1.80, twice what an energy efficient building costs.
  • Buildings have an average age of 75 years.  It takes that long to get
    inefficient buildings replaced.
  • Industry spends 2.8% of its annual operating costs on energy.
Energy Efficiency
Building Codes PowerPoint
Enough is Enough powerpoint
TN Climate Action Campaign
Local Climate Action Teams
Introduction  ppt