{"id":15207,"date":"2012-12-14T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15207"},"modified":"2012-12-14T09:04:47","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T15:04:47","slug":"home-energy-use-waste-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/home-energy-use-waste-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How Energy Gets Used &#8211; and Wasted &#8211; in Your Home [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the cold season is here, you&#8217;re probably dreading the arrival of upcoming utility bills. <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2012\/10\/the-wireless-hvac-going-mobile-can-increase-efficiency\/\">Heating and cooling<\/a> do represent the biggest chunk of our home energy use, but, of course, there are lots of other ways that we use energy in our homes&#8230; and not all of them are particularly efficient. Our friends at Green Home Gnome put together <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenhomegnome.com\/energy-use-wasted-home-infographic\/\">this fairly simple infographic<\/a> that shows how we use energy at home&#8230; and helps us identify those points at which we can create some savings by using electricity and other utilities more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Got your own <a href=\"http:\/\/greenlivingideas.com\/2009\/03\/01\/gtr-improving-home-heating-cooling-and-energy-savings-with-eclipse-curtains\/\">home energy saving<\/a> secrets? Spill &#8217;em&#8230; we want to know! 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