Fact: Your TV and other appliances that are plugged in consume energy even when “turned off.” A television or computer monitor using 10 watts when “off” can consume about 100 kWh per year, costing you $10.

How to Live Green, Save Green!

Conduct a self-audit using New Jersey's Home Energy Analysis.

• How much energy do you use? Use the free online Home Energy Analysis provided by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to find out.  Then, take these steps to reduce your energy use and start saving energy and money!

Why Bother?

In 2006, the average home in New Jersey produced approximately the same amount of pollution as a car (i.e., over 8,500 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) and over 10 pounds of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), based upon the average monthly residential electricity consumption of 920 kilowatt hours (kWh)).

Learn More...

• New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program – Residential
• In the Home/Office Tips
• Reduce Air Pollution – A Focus on Industry, Business, and Home Sources
  
• What You Can Do at Home
  
• New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program – Residential
  
• Ways to Reduce Air Pollution – At Home
  
• Home Energy Analysis
  
• ENERGY STAR Home Energy Yardstick
  
• The USEPA’s Personal Emissions Calculator
  
• Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
  
• Emissions Calculators for Energy Use and Reduction Measures