Where's the conservation in the Pacific Northwest?
|
Place |
Potential savings by 2025 in average megawatts* |
| Residential lighting (switch to compact fluorescent bulbs) | 530 |
| Industrial motors, lights, process controls, refrigeration | 350 |
| Residential heating and air conditioning | 290 |
| Residential water heating | 300 |
| Residential appliances | 155 |
| Efficient power supplies for computers, phones, etc. | 155 |
| Irrigated agriculture( replace pumps, nozzles, gaskets, reduce pressure) | 80 |
| Vending machines and other ?packaged refrigeration? | 70 |
| Traffic lights (switch to light-emitting diodes ? LEDs ? from regular bulbs) | 10 |
| Exit signs (switch to LEDs) | 45 |
| Network PC power management | 60 |
| Municipal sewage treatment | 60 |
| Municipal water supply | 20 |
* 1 average megawatt is equal to 1 million watts delivered continuously
for a period of one year.
1 average megawatt is enough electricity to supply about
600 electrically heated homes for a year.