- Apr 9, 2013
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Few weeks ago, I had to buy a new fridge. Trying to see the glass as half full, it struck me that the new one would be more energy efficient than the old one, and that would be ADORABLE.
I emailed con Edison, our provider her, where we pay the highest kwh in the country, Con Ed, wit da grids from the 19th century, but U have no real choice. I gave them the data and asked what the new fridge would cost me average each month?
In only two weeks.....some lame Con Ed rep emailed me back with some formulaic thingy saying she would need more info. I replied, this is simple math! Use whatever kwh rate I am being gouged at and do the MATH!
But I lost patience and I called them. I forget, calling is sometimes the right thing to do.
A lovely, intelligent, non robotic human there confirmed my stats on the unit online, and did the math. What she told me made me verrrry happy. (Middle of conversation, I exulted over how fab she was, said, "O! when we finished, hook me up wit yr supervisor so I can have the happy of leaping up and down, and then you will also get a Ferrari!!!!" She did, Supervisor was also amazing.)
Then, I asked her what the biggest culprits were in our energy bills. Naturally, I knew, first, A/C... and then, fridge. Well.....she then told me something I did not know! The third biggest, depending on the model and the options....is.....our CABLE BOX!
Yes! And, because of the way they are programmed, they should never be unplugged (cept when something goes really wrong). The more bells and whistles/options one has, even just DVR.....the higher the cost every second!!!!!
I was amazed. I told everyone. Nobody believed it or got the dimension of this; everyone blew it off.
I emailed con Edison, our provider her, where we pay the highest kwh in the country, Con Ed, wit da grids from the 19th century, but U have no real choice. I gave them the data and asked what the new fridge would cost me average each month?
In only two weeks.....some lame Con Ed rep emailed me back with some formulaic thingy saying she would need more info. I replied, this is simple math! Use whatever kwh rate I am being gouged at and do the MATH!
But I lost patience and I called them. I forget, calling is sometimes the right thing to do.
A lovely, intelligent, non robotic human there confirmed my stats on the unit online, and did the math. What she told me made me verrrry happy. (Middle of conversation, I exulted over how fab she was, said, "O! when we finished, hook me up wit yr supervisor so I can have the happy of leaping up and down, and then you will also get a Ferrari!!!!" She did, Supervisor was also amazing.)
Then, I asked her what the biggest culprits were in our energy bills. Naturally, I knew, first, A/C... and then, fridge. Well.....she then told me something I did not know! The third biggest, depending on the model and the options....is.....our CABLE BOX!
Yes! And, because of the way they are programmed, they should never be unplugged (cept when something goes really wrong). The more bells and whistles/options one has, even just DVR.....the higher the cost every second!!!!!
I was amazed. I told everyone. Nobody believed it or got the dimension of this; everyone blew it off.
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