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Power of Working Together
Simple energy-saving actions can add up to help our environment
Take one small action. It doesn't seem like much. But if all MGE customers do that same small thing, the collective impact can be impressive. See table below.
All actions count
Some actions add up more quickly than others. Anything that saves heating, cooling or water heating will add up most quickly because they are typically the biggest energy users in a home.
Power of Working Together calculations
The Energy Center of Wisconsin has estimated and provided documentation for the environmental savings from specific actions.
For more actions and how the savings were calculated, see: The Power of Working Together [428 kB PDF]
| Action | Results | |||
| 1 person | All MGE customers | |||
| Energy Saved | CO2 Saved | Energy Saved (millions) |
CO2 Saved (millions) |
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| Set temperature back 1 degree | 80 kWh | 177 lbs | 1.1 kWh | 6.4 lbs |
| Change 1 light to CFL | 76 kWh | 168 lbs | 11.9 kWh | 26.4 lbs |
| Wash laundry in cold water | 159 kWh | 880 lbs | 22.3 kWh | 123.0 lbs |
| Buy ENERGY STAR® furnace | 78 therms | 920 lbs | 2.5 therms | 29.2 lbs |
| Buy high-SEER central AC | 477 kWh | 1,057 lbs | 31.9 kWh | 70.8 lbs |
