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2018 People's Ecochallenge

October 3 - October 24, 2018

Susan Moffet

City of Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
122 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

59

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

zero-waste meal

consumed

Susan's actions

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy

Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your zipcode, and in your state. What other steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?
Susan Moffet 10/03/2018 10:16 AM
Sometimes the furnace maintenance visit will turn up unexpected things. I purchased a new furnace with heat pump about nine years ago. The thermostat went out and I had to have a repairman come to rewire it only to find out that the furnace had been installed incorrectly. I always wondered why my electric bill was always twice as high as anybody else in my neighborhood. It is now going down an average of about $150 a month in the summer sometimes the furnace maintenance visit will turn up unexpected things. I purchased a new furnace with heat pump about nine years ago. The thermostat went out and I had to have a repairman come to rewire it only to find out that the furnace had been installed incorrectly. I always wondered why my electric bill was always twice as high as anybody else in my neighborhood. It is now going down an average of about $150 a month in the summer.
I think I’ll be taking some past and current electric bills to the original installer.

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