How energy use in the home is broken down.
What are the main global warming culprits in the home? Heating and lighting are big power users in modern households, but a surprising culprit, which uses a considerable amount of energy, is simply keeping equipment on standby.
You can virtually eliminate this just by unplugging devices instead.
Clothes washers and dryers each consume about half as much energy per year as a TV, but this consumption can be reduced drastically with ease. Read on to find out how.