How To Kill Energy Vampires (Efficiency & Idle Loads) With Eric Youngren - Director of Strategic Partnerships at Boxpower

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English - February 13, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MB
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What's an energy vampire? It's the always-on television, fridge, or video game console in your home. Even though it's "off," it's still sucking the grid's blood.

How bad are they?

Idle loads account for 15% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.Our electronics in standby use more energy per year than the entire country of Italy.

This episode is about energy consumption. We'll talk about how to measure our usage, what each of us can do to increase efficiency of our devices at home, and reduce our electrical/carbon footprint.

Eric Youngren, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Boxpower, and a renowned renewable energy expert with over two decades of experience installing solar and hydro power on off-grid homes, joined ReVolt in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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