Energy Tips From Carolina Living Real Estate

Are you looking for energy savings for your Charlotte and surrounding area home?  The National Association of Realtors has created a website to help you with finding and making good choices.

We are featuring one of the articles here:

5 Tips For Saving Energy In the Family Room

The family room is the place where we spend so much of our time.  There are things we can do to save money and energy if we just follow some simple steps.

The fun—a video game console, TV, DVR, DVD, and stereo system—that your family room provides comes with a price. By reducing standby power, using rechargeable batteries in remotes, and replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents, you could save up to $130 a year in energy costs.

And if you’re in the market for a new TV, you can save even more energy by being flexible on the type you buy…

Read the rest of the story By: Jane Hodges at NAR’s House Logic website.

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