{"id":2600,"date":"2022-10-26T11:02:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T19:13:54","slug":"day-12-ee-measures-for-the-bedroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/programs\/energy-efficiency\/day-12-ee-measures-for-the-bedroom\/","title":{"rendered":"EE Measures for the Bedroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can even save energy and money on your energy bills while you are sleeping and also get a healthier night\u2019s sleep.  TV\u2019s and electron equipment including computers account for 4% and 2% of an average home\u2019s electricity usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No-cost EE tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. In the fall\/winter turn down the thermostat while you are sleeping and use an extra blanket<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. In the spring\/summer turn up the thermostat while sleeping<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In the fall\/winter use thermal isolation drapes closed at night and open during the day to let the sun in. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Use the ceiling fan on low counter-clockwise to move heat down from the ceiling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Close closet doors \u2013 less space to heat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Low-cost EE tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Replace bulbs with LEDs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Buy and use a programmable thermostat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Use a power strip for your electronic equipment that saves power when turned off.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      You can even save energy and money on your energy bills while you are sleeping and also get a healthier night\u2019s sleep.  TV\u2019s and electron equipment including computers account for 4% and 2% of an average home\u2019s electricity usage. No-cost EE tips Low-cost EE tips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11146,"featured_media":2601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-efficiency","category-in-your-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6480,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions\/6480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}