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IS IT TRUE THAT ONE CAN SAVE SOME COST OF ELECTRICITY BY PULLING THE PLUG OUT OF THE RECEPTACLE?
May 19th
Question by PHIL:
Is it true that one can save some cost of electricity by pulling the plug out of the receptacle?
Is it worth the effort?
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IS IT TRUE THAT YOU SAVE NO MONEY ON ELECTRICITY IF YOU LEAVE IT ON STANDBY?
May 7th
Question by Aequor Virtus:
Is it true that you save no money on electricity if you leave it on standby?
I heard somewhere, cannot quite remember when or where, that a TV for example on standby takes up just as much power as it would do if it were on. I tried searching google but nothing came up. Anyone know if this is right or wrong?
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IS IT TRUE THAT YOU SAVE MONEY ON ELECTRICITY IF YOU ONLY WASH YOUR CLOTHES EARLY OR LATER AT NIGHT?
Apr 4th
Question by Dark PandaBear:
Is it true that you save money on electricity if you only wash your clothes early or later at night?
Ok well my family keeps arguing and yelling at me because i keep forgetting to do my clothes early in the morning or later at night. I wanna prove to them that it doesn’t matter what time of day it is. Plz help <3
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Q&A: IS IT TRUE THAT ONE ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULB CONTAINS ENOUGH MERCURY TO CONTAMINATE 6,000 GALLONS OF WATER?
Mar 18th
Question by michael n:
Is it true that one energy saving light bulb contains enough mercury to contaminate 6,000 gallons of water?
While these bulbs(as featured on Live Earth) save energy, improper handling could cause more harm than good. Contact your local waste management facility to educate you and your friends on proper disposal.
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CAN I SAVE ELECTRICITY / MONEY W BY CONVERTING “TRUE SINE WAVE” TO SQUARE SINE WAVE LIKE RV DC TO AC CONVERTER
Mar 9th
Question by WindowsY2K:
Can I save Electricity / money w by converting “true sine wave” to Square Sine Wave like RV DC to AC Converter
I admit, I know next to nothing about electricity, thats why im asking this question.
I want to know what is required to “stretch” my AC electricity in my house. I want to take my “true sine wave” coming into my house, and convert it into a “square sine wave” that will give me capability to power more things for less money. I dont know if this will save money, but it should at least in theory work to power things. I got this idea from looking into a RV and their electrical systems, and learned that they have DC to AC converters to power AC appliances. (although most things run off DC, like a laptop, and in your home you use a AC to DC adapter to power your laptop, cell phone etc.) so you can eliminate the AC to DC adapter for many things in a RV. But the (cheaper) DC – AC adapters also have some one-of-a-kind properties, like giving a “square” sine wave, which messes up digital clocks, breadmakers. – Can I save electricity /money by converting from true to square sine waves in my house?
anyone can state yes or no. it does not answer the question, or prove you know anything (although i see you have answered a lot of questions). could you give some supporting details. I know there will be some “loss” in conversion, probably via heat, which is helpful in winter. but i want a scientific explanation why a true sine wave is more efficient or a square sine wave is more efficient to power appliances, laptop, tv, electric heater, etc. does it depend on specific appliance? or does this apply for everything electrical. It seems obvious to me, that square sine waves are easier and cheaper to produce than true sine waves, example, cheaper dc to ac adapters produce square ones.
Another sub question, would be, what is cost or energy savings of producing square sine waves instead of true sine waves (for electric companies), maybe they can produce square ones for 20% less energy than trues sine waves?
another sub q: who decided and why, true sine waves should be in each home?
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TRUE OR FALSE? HELP TWENTY TO FIFTY PERCENT OF SOLAR ENERGY THAT PLANTS RECEIVE IS USED TO PRODUCE PLANT MATER?
Aug 20th
Question by Jen:
True or false? HELP Twenty to fifty percent of solar energy that plants receive is used to produce plant mater?
Twenty to fifty percent of solar energy that plants receive is used to produce plant material.
A) True
B) False
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Q&A: 6 MONTHS OF TRAINING TO BE A WIND TURBINE TECH TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
Jun 11th
Question by Ben:
6 months of training to be a Wind Turbine Tech too good to be true?
I’m looking into a school that charges 11K in tuition for training in wind turbine maintenance. They state they will help with finding employment. A condition is that you must be open to relocation. I am not looking for Per Diem or contract work. I have a family and like to be around them.
Anybody in the industry or knowledgeable about it feel that after 6 months of training, one would be able to land a solid job without relocating 1000 miles? The school is in the Northwest.
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IS IT TRUE THAT IF YOU KEEP CERTAIN APPLIANCES UNPLUGGED, THAT YOU’LL SAVE ELECTRICITY/MONEY?
Feb 5th
Question by what?:
is it true that if you keep certain appliances unplugged, that you will save electricity/money?
i always keep my toaster, coffee maker, and my blender unplugged b/c i heard that you save electricity/money that way… is this true? why or why not?
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IS IT TRUE THAT WE CAN SAVE ELECTRICITY BY REMOVING THE PLUG FROM ITS SOCKET WHENEVER IT’S NOT USED?
Dec 22nd
Question by Helli:
Is it true that we can save electricity by removing the plug from its socket whenever it’s not used?
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IS THAT TRUE YOU SAVE ENERGY WHEN YOU DISCONNECT ALL THE ELECTRONICS WHY?
Dec 11th
Question by No chances without me:
is that true you save energy when you disconnect all the electronics why?
for example if I do not have the microwave on but it’s connected I am not saving energy why? if the microwave is off?
I mean is that true you save energy when you have disconected all the electronics at home?
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