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Answer by Joe
Power is power is power. Plugging an appliance into a cord only changes the path of the electricity. It will not save you money. Use a clothsline and wash dishes by hand if you want to save on electricity.

Answer by zildjian
yes, yes, yes. electric meter runs not on how electricity come out by how much electricity enters the home so, even if an appliance is on standby mode or switched off it still consumes energy by the fact that it is still connected to the source.

Answer by Robert S
Absolutely not. Appliances should not be plugged into power cords if it can be prevented. Electricity running through a wire creates heat and if the power cord heats up sufficiently, especially in the cheaper cords, then it could cause a fire. If a power cord is necessary, then the wire should be massive enough to carry the amount of current that the appliance draws without heating up excessively. Length of the cord also plays a major role in the cord you choose because the longer the cord, the more the wire resistance you add to the path of the electrical current. Some wire ratings go as such: Size 18 wire is good for 5 amps. Size 14 wire is good for 15 amps. Size 12 wire is good for 20 amps. Size 10 wire is good for 25-30 amps. size 8 good for 35-40 amps. Circuit breakers are designed to snap off at 80% of their rating. Thus a 15amp breaker will pop off at a continuous draw of 12 amps. A 20amp breaker will pop off at a continuous 16 amp draw. One thing to mention is that if your extension cord is to long, thus causing more wire resistance then you might be robbing the appliance of current it needs to operate properly. Giving the appliance especially if it has motors on it, less current to operate on will often cause the applinace motor to overheat and more often than not, will cause the appliance to burn out. Check the rating on the name plate of the appliance and then get a power cord that will carry the amount of current it requires.

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Answer by William Shanker
…most likely NONE as the cost of a wind-generator and everything involved in its construction and set up is ENORMOUS !

Answer by PointBlankResponse
You need like a thousand more points of detail in order to answer this.

-How huge a house/how much energy do you use? how much are you paying?
-where you get the turbine? how huge is it? how much energy does it generate a year?

Answer by Mohammad
Wind Turbines are costly and need a massive area to be constructed.

A 20kw wind turbine will cost you at least 80,000$ .

So, I think you save NONE!

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Answer by No Nickname
Here is a website: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Effects-of-Solar-Energy&id=459030 I really hope it helps!!!! =)

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Answer by Texperson
I would think not as it’s heating element is on either way and running it less time would cost less. But to check for yourself, turn it on at the higher temp and go look at your electric meter outside your home. And see how fast it’s spinning. Then turn it on the lower temp, and check the meter. If it’s turning much slower, then maybe it would be cheaper. If it’s turning about the same, keep the temp. higher.

Answer by HDMan
Hi Pete, this is Mike, with The Home Depot.

To answer your question, yes, you can save energy purchase using a lower temperature setting on your dryer.

The permanent press cycle for example reduces the temperature near the end of the cycle to prevent wrinkles. This also saves energy by tumbling the clothes with cool air to finish the drying process.

Try to do multiple loads at once. This will prevent the need for the dryer to warm up at the beginning of each cycle, saving energy.

Also be sure to clean your lint filter after each load. Good air flow speeds the drying process, and saves energy.

Go to www.earth easy.com. You will find there a very useful list of energy saving ideas for all of your appliances. I have included a link below.

I hope this answers your question

Mike, The Home Depot Answer Man

http://eartheasy.com/live_energyeffic_appl.htm

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Answer by Roy Kabiri
Yes, it will save you some electricity, but not much.

There are a few more ways to reduce you dryer’s electric use such as separating cotton from synthetics, using a high RPM spin prior do drying, cleaning your lint filter, using dryer balls etc.

Check out this page for more info on the subject: http://www.best-money-saving-tips.com/lower-electric-bills.html

You can find there lots of other methods to save electricity. And why not save water while you are at it?…

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Answer by Tim C
It depends on the purpose of the questionnaire.

Answer by Ray;mond
Will any one in your household object to noise and vibration from even a small wind turbine? If so, the turbine needs to be on a separate tower, not attached to the house.
Are there any nearby tall trees? If so, the cost of a tower taller than the trees might be 80% the total cost. Trees reduce the average wind speed. Worse trees cause variation in the wind speed from one second to the next. This increases the wear on moving parts in your turbine. Electrical watts out is proportional to the 4 th power of the wind speed = 6 mile per hour winds produce very tiny electricity.
Did you check your location for frequent high wind speed? If not you might be very disappointed in the watthours you get. Neil

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Answer by markomakazi
absolutely, if your Captain America

Answer by Light Knight
Short answer – No.

Long answer – Yes it could be done but…
You might wire together 12 volt panels in parallel to achieve a 30 amp output under best conditions. One problem is that this would take quite a few panels that would take up considerable roof space.
Another problem is that would only be on a clear day with the panels tilted towards the sun. Unless you are driving on the Equator at local noon, the panels would not lay flat on the roof.

Answer by Knowledge Is Power
How much current can you make with a solar panel? Not enough usable current

Hm, that is a bit confusing your speaking about 25 to 30 amps. Did you not know that a automobiles electrical system is more than capable of producing 90 to 120 amps. Run that hydrogen booster electrolysis device on the automobiles electrical system instead of decorating your car with all those inefficient highly unattractive sun catchers…

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Answer by John S
close the school

Answer by Nugget
Stop using the AC

Answer by Mr. DJ
Hold some classes outside to save electricity.

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Answer by Have a scientastic day!
just get a small electric motor. I recommend you go to a place like electronic goldmine to find one.

Just build a turbine out of balsa wood or cardboard, connect it to the motor shaft with glue.

Hook the motor output to a voltmeter or a couple of LEDs

blow on the turbine to make if spin and voila! electricity.

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Answer by Brian Danthy
Since heat is what energy through inbody is released, about 25 – 30% of it comes for solar energy.

On more fact is that, beside energy consumption, it also tends us to feel exhausted and lazy ……. this is because … sometimes the heat accumulated by the skin cells from the sun is complexed and as a result it dehydrates our body.

These are the following sources:

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Answer by Charlotte L
i think this will work…
Go to apple icon on the top bar and click system preferences then click the energy saver lightbulb icon. Then click Battery and you can select how long you want your personal to be left idle before the display goes to sleep.

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