Electricity
- Although some doubt has been cast on Energy Star (Wikipedia), you can
certainly get some appliances that are much more efficient than others
- Turn it off
- Desktop power supplies range from 500W-1100W maximum power. Booksize
computers run down to 40W (Newegg)
- Use notebook PCs, look for Atom, ARM, and AMD mobile processors (unless you
do video editing or scientific computing
- Watch out for standby and 'vampire' power (limited gains)
- Tune up and upgrade the heater instead of adding space heaters
- Air dry clothes, don't heat dry dishes