Jawab Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas XII, Chapter VII Assessment A No. 12-14

1. Adjust our day-to-day behaviors

To reduce energy consumption in our homes, we do not necessarily need to go out and purchase energy efficient products.

Energy conservation can be as simple as turning off lights or appliances when we do not need them.

We can also use energy-intensive appliances less by performing household tasks manually, such as hang-drying our clothes instead of putting them in the dryer, or washing dishes by hand.

The behavior adjustments that have the highest potential for utility savings are turning down the heat on your thermostat in the winter and using your air conditioner less in the summer.

Heating and cooling costs constitute nearly half of an average home's utility bills, so these reductions in the intensity and frequency of heating and cooling offer the greatest savings.

There are tools you can use to figure out where most of your electricity is going in your home and which appliances are using the most electricity on a day-to-day basis.

Baca Juga: Jawab Soal Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas XII, Chapter VII Activity 6

2. Replace your light bulbs

Traditional incandescent light bulbs consume an excessive amount of electricity and must be replaced more often than their energy efficient alternatives.

Halogen incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs) use anywhere from 25-80 percent less electricity and last 3 to 25 times longer than traditional bulbs.

Although energy efficient bulbs are more expensive off the shelf, their efficient energy use and longer lifetimes mean that they cost less in the long run.