Saving Money and Energy

Alliance to Save Energy Offers Consumers Tips To Tackle Soaring Summer Electricity Bills, Taxes, Pollution

Washington D.C, May 2006 – Computers, printers, air conditioners, TVs, VCRs, DVD and CD players, fax machines, blow dryers, microwaves... We’re more "plugged in" than ever before. By 2015, consumer electronics and small appliances will account for almost 30 percent of all household electricity use.

Washington, DC, April 20, 2006 – As both gasoline and electricity prices skyrocket leading into Earth Day April 22, the Alliance to Save Energy offers extensive resources on its consumer website www.ase.org/consumers as well as elsewhere to help consumers reduce their energy bills, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, AND get a federal tax credit, too.

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Become Energy $avvy to Benefit Pocketbook, Planet, Energy Security

Washington, DC, March 2006 – If you replace four 75-watt incandescent bulbs that burn four or more hours a day in your home with four 23-watt fluorescent bulbs, you will get as much light but also will save more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity and $190 over the life of the bulbs. If all of our nation’s households did the same, we’d save as much energy as is consumed by some 38 million cars in one year!

Washington, D.C., March 6 – The Southeast consistently ranks among the nation’s fastest-growing regions, yet it is one of the least active with respect to energy-efficiency programs. The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA), a broad coalition formed in 2003 to promote energy-efficiency policies and practices in the region, is now furthering its mission with the launch of its new website.

Washington D.C – Computers, printers, air conditioners, TVs, VCRs, DVD and CD players, fax machines, blow dryers, microwaves Topics: Appliances, Lighting, Saving Money and Energy

Washington D.C – The average American family spent more than $4000+ on energy last year to power their home and vehicles. What if you could cut those costs by up to 30 percent or more?

Washington, DC; February 2, 2006 – The Alliance to Save Energy today commended the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for meeting Congress’ deadline for a proposed plan and schedule for new appliance energy-efficiency standards. The Alliance pledged continued cooperation with DOE to expedite the rulemakings to set the standards, particularly those that will deliver the greatest energy savings, and urged the department to stick to its new deadlines.

Washington, D.C., February 1, 2006 – President Bush was right on the mark in describing the United States as “addicted to oil” during his State of the Union address, the Alliance to Save Energy said today. But he missed a golden opportunity to enlist the American public in adopting energy-efficiency measures that could immediately reduce energy consumption and costs.