This week, Mr. Blake presented an electricity savings challenge to us. Since I am a boarder and don't live at home, I guess it wouldn't be fair for me to tell my parents to do all of these things to save energy and then give me the money they saved. So, I'll talk about a few simple different ways people could save energy in their homes on a daily basis. The first picture, on the top left, depicts a couple of dryers in my dorm. Dryers use a lot of heat, and thus require a lot of energy to create that heat. This costs a lot of electricity, so people could save money on their electric bill by simply hanging their clothes up instead of putting them in a dryer. The second picture is of a window. Instead of always using an air conditioner or a fan, people could just open their windows occasionally (this usually works to keep my room cool at school) to save electricity. The next picture (bottom left) is of a light that is off. Whenever any type of light fixture is not being used, turn it off, this could help to save you money as well. The last image displays a shower in my dorm. By taking slightly colder showers than usually, a person could definitely save money on the electricity/energy it takes to heat water.
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