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Volume 8 Number 2

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The Newsletter for Watt Watchers and Watteam.
Summer 2004
Now incorporating WATTimes and the Texas School Energy Manager News.

District Wide Watt Watchers

M
ost of the over 2,500 Watt Watchers sponsors with all of our program materials on it. The packet sums up
have enrolled one-by-one at teacher all the benefits of Watt Watchers and drives home the
conferences around the state. Watt Watchers is a message that students and staff can be an important part
regular exhibitor at the Conference for the Advancement of of your overall energy efficiency strategy. It also emphasizes
Science Teaching (CAST) and other major educational that the whole program is FREE for Texas school districts.
conferences. Teachers and administrators have responded
to the Watt Watchers program with enthusiasm at each We will be mailing the folders to targeted school district
conference. superintendents,
administrative personnel,
Now we are ready to put a and school board
parallel marketing effort into
place. Watt Watchers wants
members — who can
most effectively advocate
WATTS INSIDE
to work with Energy for a district-wide Watts Across Texas A-2
Managers to enroll your program. We will be
entire school district in our The Transmission Line A-3
following up with each
program. No matter if you Energy Manager to District Energy Council A-4
have two schools or more provide additional support Pull-Out Posters A5-8
than 200 we want them all to expand Watt Watchers World Energy
to participate in Watt in your district. You have Engineering
Watchers. In fact, we think seen most of the catalog Conference A-9
that every school should be sheets as pull-out posters The Energy
a Watt Watchers school. in Watts News. This issue Toolbox A-10
features the cover of the Tale of
Watt Watchers now has a folder and the District Two Light Bulbs A-12
powerful new tool to help Energy Council project. Energy Star
Energy Managers get the
institutional and Vending Machines B-1
We think that seeing all of
administrative support the elements of Watt Watts Happening
needed to enroll all your Calendar B-2
Watchers pulled together
schools. We have in a folder that simply lays Poster Article B-3
summarized all the facets of out the benefits of the Benchmarking
the Watt Watchers program program will resonate with Your District B-4,5
in nine colorful catalog administrators. Look for Watt Watchers
sheets. We have developed your folder in the mail. Or Website B-7
a great folder to collect them contact us if you would like
in and added our CD-ROM to get going sooner.

Energy Managers and

Energy Encounters
H
ave you heard the buzz about Watt Watchers student Computer Monitor Power
workshops entitled Energy Encounters? Watt Management – Sleep Is
Watchers is presenting Energy Encounters in areas Good, Weatherization,
around the state to get high school students to participate in and recaps of many
energy/environment projects on their campus and in their fun and easy energy
communities. But we need some help from you – the Energy projects. You will
Manager for the districts that are sending students to these also learn how to
workshops. Energy Managers are presented with a huge start a District
dilemma – energy is being wasted on every campus every Energy Council
minute of every day of every school year and you can’t and really take
possibly be at every campus every minute of every day of control of energy
every school year, but we know how you can be. That’s right waste in your
the students! They are actively working in your schools to s c h o o l s .
reduce energy waste and we want to get you connected to Sessions for
those groups of students so that they can help you save students that
energy which saves the district $$$! i n c l u d e
hands-on
Here is what happens at an Energy Encounter. In a nutshell… projects
the day starts with a motivational speaker and features a detailing
presentation from your district Energy Manager. The agenda how to create a
includes introductions to State Energy Conservation Office project, how to get support in
Programs, Watt Watchers of Texas – Student Patrols, your school district, and how to implement
Continued in page 11

Did you know that you can
make a solar cooker out of
just about anything? Watt
Watchers of Texas taught
the Alvin ISD science
teachers how to make a
solar cooker out of a Pizza
Box!
2 lesson plan to Alvin ISD teachers.
Section A
Energy Education in Texas !
W
att Watchers of Texas is p r e s e n t i n g a n e w
w o r k s h o p e n t i t l e d “Energy Education in
Texas.” This workshop is designed for science
teachers elementary through middle school to learn about
the many educational programs that the Texas State Energy
Conservation Office has to offer Texas teachers. Watt
Watchers presented the 1st Energy Education in Texas
Workshop to a group of science teachers in Alvin ISD on
June 22, 2004. Other fun-filled Energy Education
workshops will have agendas similar to the one below.
Student Patrols:
The teachers began their day by learning how to
implement the Watt Watchers of Texas student energy
patrols program in their school. Teachers were
Amy Neblett demonstrates the Making a Wet Cell battery
introduced, if not already familiar, to the awards and
certificates available for teachers and students through the
program along with the materials that are developed and
published for our sponsors.
Knowledge is Power:
Knowledge is Power – Energy Efficiency
Curriculum Supplement for K-8 grades that Watt
Watchers of Texas developed. All the lesson
plans were presented and discussed. Once all
of the lessons were introduced, teachers were
given a demonstration on the Incandescent vs.
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFLs) lesson
plan. The lesson plan assists with teaching
students to learn the difference between CFLs
and Incandescent light bulbs and the energy
each bulb uses. The teachers enjoyed the
demonstration and felt like they could use that
demo with their students and were excited to
These Alvin ISD Elementary Science Teachers where the
first ones to complete the Testing a Pinwheel Lab, because
in Elementary school we learn the importance of reading
the directions!!
hear that the materials to present the Tale of Two Light Bulbs
are included in the Electricity Traveling Energy Exploration
Station.
Traveling Energy Exploration Stations:
Watt Watchers had the opportunity to show off the new
traveling energy exploration stations that will be available
for teachers to check out in September. The newly recreated
Electricity station has lots of sparks to offer your classroom.
The solar cooking station can cook up lots of tasty treats
while learning about solar energy and the importance of using
renewable resources. Once again, we were not able to use
our solar cookers because every time Watt Watchers plans
a solar cooking demonstration it rains – and, yes, it did in
Alvin on June 22!
Junior Solar Sprint:
The wheels were turning in the minds of the science teachers
when we presented the Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) Program.
The National Renewable Energy Lab has done an
outstanding job developing materials for teachers to apply
JSS in their classroom and Watt Watchers has created a
station that gets that information plus the materials needed
to build the cars into Texas classrooms. The JSS station is
composed of enough JSS kits that your class, working in
Continued in page 11
THE TRANSMISSION LINE
The Guide for Daylighting Schools
A
forthcoming publication from the Lighting Research
Center (LRC) will offer guidelines and best practices
TEXAS
for daylighting schools. The “Guide for Daylighting
Schools” was created for the Daylight Dividends program
by Innovative Design of Raleigh, N.C., an architectural firm
specializing in energy-efficient, sustainable building design.
The guide is a “how to” for creating effective daylighting in
schools without dramatically adding to the initial cost of the
building. The secret, according to Mike Nicklas, president of
Innovative Design, is to fully integrate the daylighting design
into the building from the very beginning, rather than making
it an option to be bid separately.
The guide shows that human factors as well as energy
ramifications must be considered for daylighting to be
successful. As Innovative Design states, “Daylighting is not
just adding a lot of windows.” The placement, size and
purpose of the windows play key roles in the acceptance of
the daylighting design and are important factors to controlling
glare. The key ingredients for correct window design are
included in the guide.
Energy use for lighting, cooling and heating also determine
the acceptance of a good daylit building. According to the
guide, the resulting reduction in energy costs offsets most
of the increase in construction costs. If the daylighting design
is done properly, dramatic decreases in lighting and cooling
Texas
Energy
Partnership
www.texasenergypartnership.org
T
he Texas Energy Partnership is a partnership of the
State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Rebuild America Program and
ENERGY STAR®, a joint program of EPA and DOE. The
partnership was formed to help affected jurisdictions take
appropriate steps to effectively and efficiently comply with
Senate Bill 5 and provide access to technical resources.
All political subdivisions located within the 38 non-attainment
and affected counties identified in SB5 can participate. The
Texas Energy Partnership joins, unifies and expands the
existing network of Rebuild America community networks
and ENERGY STAR partners in Texas
The bill was enacted in 2001 to assist the state in complying
with the Federal Clean Air Act and contains new energy-
efficiency measures that are designed to decrease electric
consumption while improving air quality. All political
subdivisions in 41 urban and surrounding counties in Texas
are required to:
· Implement all cost-effective energy-efficiency
measures to reduce electric consumption by existing
facilities;
· Adopt a goal of reducing electric consumption by 5
percent a year for 5 years, beginning January 1, 2002;
· Report annually to the State Energy Conservation
Office.
This website has great information about creating a master
plan for energy savings, discovering your current energy use,
identifying your energy saving opportunities, saving energy
with little or no money, upgrading your building for the long
term, finding the money to pay for it all, success stories and
much more.
Although SB 5 does not affect Texas School Districts it has
provided schools with some great information on cutting
energy costs, which is on all Texas school’s priority lists.
will occur. Heating energy actually will increase because the
internal load normally created by the lights is reduced.
Additionally, the integration of a daylighting design with the
building’s mechanical systems many times leads to a
downsizing of the school’s cooling system. This, in turn, can
reduce construction costs.
Do the suggestions in the guide work for daylighting schools?
“The answer is a resounding yes,” says Peter Morante,
director of energy programs at the LRC. The LRC conducted
a detailed evaluation of Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill,
N.C., which was designed by Innovative Design using the
criteria contained in the guide. “The positive evaluation of
S
this school led the Daylight Dividends program to ask
NEW E WIRE
Innovative Design to develop this ‘how to’ guide for properly
designing daylit schools,” says Morante. The Smith Middle
FF TH
School evaluation will be published later this summer and
OT O
will be available through the Daylight Dividends Web site H
( www.daylightdividends.org ).
Excerpted from: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Lighting
Research Center “The leading university-based research center
devoted to lighting”
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/
EPA:
No change
in U.S.
fuel economy
T
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced recently that the average gas mileage of Q: How many caribou
new cars, pickups, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) does it take to change a
sold in the United States is 20.8 miles per gallon (MPG) for light bulb?
2004, essentially equal to last year’s value of 20.7 MPG.
According to EPA’s annual fuel economy trends report, U.S. A: None. They are
fuel economy has held roughly steady since 1997, varying hardy animals that
only between 20.6 and 20.9 MPG. U.S. fuel economy peaked migrate between tundra
at 22.1 MPG in the late 1980s, but since then the fuel and wide open plains
efficiency of cars, pickups, and SUVs has remained and therefore have no
unchanged, while sales of the less-fuel-efficient pickups and need for an artificial
SUVs have increased. In 2004, the EPA estimates that 48 light source.
percent of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States
will be either pickups or SUVs. See the EPA press release
and the full report on the EPA website—
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fetrends.htm
EIA: Oil Prices
to Stay Above
$30 Per Barrel
W
ith oil prices reaching about $45 per barrel in early
August, prices are likely to remain above $30 per
barrel for the foreseeable future, according to
DOE’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s
“Short-Term Energy Outlook,” released yesterday, blames
rising oil consumption and a lack of surplus oil production
capacity for the current volatility in oil prices. The EIA notes,
however, that current world oil prices “may not entirely reflect
pure economic fundamentals of the world oil supply market,”
as concerns about oil supply disruptions may have added a
premium to what otherwise might be a lower world crude oil
price. The good news for U.S. consumers, however, is that
high gasoline inventories are helping to insulate gasoline
prices from the volatile oil market. See the EIA’s Short Term
Energy Outlook at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/
contents.html 3
(excerpted from EERE News — an electronic newsletter funded
by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Section A
 District Energy
Council
D
istrict Energy Council is a program that holds the potential to tap synergistic resources that
organizes students to assist the district energy would otherwise be unavailable.
There is a manager. Capable students from each high
pull-out poster for school in a district form a committee or council led by Watt Watchers wants to work with a few energy
District Energy Council the energy manager. The council identifies and managers to implement District Energy Council in their
in this issue. See pages undertakes projects that help the district realize its goals district. Watt Watchers will work to identify selected
6 and 7. of energy efficiency. For example, students mentored students in the high schools of the district to participate
by the energy manager may decide to get involved in in the program. The students and energy manager will
computer power management, implementing Watt be trained in a workshop facilitated by Watt Watchers
Watchers district-wide, promoting district energy policy, to get the program started.
exit sign and soda machine audits, posting campus
energy data or other
projects.
If you would like to learn more about the DEC
Often, students feel program, please contact us: Watt Watchers at
helpless and un- info@wattwatchers.org, or 1-888-879-2887.
empowered when
attempting big
energy efficiency
projects. Having District Energy Council Manual
an energy Introduction
manager as a
I. An Energy Profile of your
mentor increases School
their confidence.
II. Working with Your Energy
Likewise, energy Manager
managers have III. Sample Projects
goals and energy 1. Read Your Meters
projects that they 2. Computer Monitor Power
do not have time to Management
pursue. Forming 3. Exit Signs
4. Soda Machines
links with students
5. Posting Campus Energy Use
expands the
6. Implement Watt Watchers
energy manager’s district-wide
capabilities and 7. Purchasing Policy
provides a public 8. Compiling Energy Data
relations vehicle for IV. What is Your District’s
district energy Energy Policy?
policy. Also, when V. Public Relations and
students present Education

certain ideas they VI. Appendix

1. Energy Tool Kits
have a better
2. Manufacturer’s Data
chance of being 3. Reference Materials
accepted. Teaming 4. Graphics
students and
energy managers

Fifth Annual ! Solar

! Wind
! Exhibits
! Free Guest Speakers
! Water Use & Reuse ! Food
Renewable ! Energy Conservation ! Family
Activities
! Rainwater Harvesting
Energy ! Green & Sustainable
Building
! On-going
demonstrations

Roundup ! Organic Growing

! Alternative
! Speakers
! Workshops
September 24-26, 2004 Transportation ! Fun learning
Q: How does the Market Square, downtown ! Straw Bale Construction activities for kids
shipping department Fredericksburg, TX ! Musical
change a light bulb? performances
Keynote
A: Under current staffing, Speakers:
we can change the bulb gate entry fee Richard Heinberg

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in 7-10 working days but Friday/ Author of
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For More Information:
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Section A
World Energy
Engineering Congress
September 22-24, 2004
Austin Convention Center – Austin, Texas
T
he State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) and
the EPA Energy Star program are platinum sponsors
of this conference, which is presented by the
Association of Energy Engineers and hosted by Austin
Energy. This will be an energy event of national scope for
end users and energy professionals in all areas of the
energy field. It is a comprehensive forum where participants
can fully assess the “big picture” - and see exactly how the
economic and market forces, new technologies, regulatory
developments and industry trends all merge to shape their
critical decisions on their organizations’ energy and
economic future.
The World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC)
features a large, multi-track conference agenda, a full line-
up of seminars on a variety of current topics and a
comprehensive exposition of the market’s most promising
new technologies. New for 2004 will be special new
technology workshops held in the exhibit hall.
This is the 27th year for the WEEC which is considered the
most important energy event of national scope for end users
and energy professionals in all areas of the energy field.
This conference is designed to provide hands-on, up to
the minute information you can use right away to address
the full spectrum of energy costs, control challenges and
supply uncertainties. This year the conference will be held
concurrently with the High Performance Facilities Expo &
Conference (HPFE).
The conference and expo target the complete spectrum of
technologies and services of greatest importance to
attendees, such as: HVAC systems and controls, integrated
building automation and energy management, Combined
Heat and Power/cogeneration/distributed energy, lighting
efficiency, renewable and alternative energy, and much
more.
Attending just to see the 138 companies exhibiting may be
worth your while. Entrance to the exhibits will be $40 at
the door but you can go on-line now and pre-register for
FREE admission (see web site below). Entrance to the
Texas!
Comes To
exhibits will also allow you to attend any of the 26 Free
Exhibit Hall Workshops on topics ranging from —
Maximizing Chiller Efficiency to Austin Energy’s Thermal
Energy Storage Program. There are also 15 Free Poster
Sessions. The tours are also free and appear to be open
to everyone. If you would like to see a flywheel energy
storage system, an advanced lighting control system,
Combined Heat & Power, Photovoltaic, or fuel cell
installation, register on-line.
Twelve seminars will also be offered in conjunction with Q: How many dieticians
the WEEC including a Skills Update for Certified Energy does it take to change a
Managers. The seminars do have a fee but are conveniently light bulb?
being offered right here in Texas. See the full list of seminars
on-line. A: Just one but they will
probably substitute a “lite”
Full registration fees for this convention are $795.00 for bulb.
Non-Profit Organizations, however, they are now offering
a $200 discount if you register by September 15, 2004.
The fee may seem high but it comes with a huge agenda.
For example, there are forty (40) sessions that have four
speakers each. That is 160 half hour presentations or two
full work weeks (80 hours) of information. See the list of
session topics in the sidebar and go to the website for full
details. Whew! We just totaled up 356 good reasons why
you should consider attending this important congress of
energy professionals. Obviously, you can’t see it all but
you are sure to find something that piques your interest at
this huge event — whether you go for free or with a full
registration.
As a sponsor of this year’s WEEC, The Texas State Energy
Conservation Office (SECO), is paying the registration fee
for a select number of energy managers to attend the What is a Quad?
conference. If you would like more information about the A quad is a very large unit
of energy – equivalent to
SECO sponsorships, please contact Glenda Baldwin at
one quadrillion British
(512) 463-1731 or 1-800-531-5441, ext 3-1731. Thermal Units
(1,000,000,000,000,000
The WEEC serves as the annual convention of the BTU’s). In more practical
Association of Energy Engineers. For more information terms, it is enough energy
about the convention, please go to their website at to serve all annual energy
www.energycongress.com. needs for about 3,000,000
Americans. Many medium-

40 Conference Sessions
sized states, like Colorado
and Arizona, consume a
total of one quad of energy
!Efficient Lighting Systems !New and Emerging Energy Technologies per year – roughly one-
tenth the annual energy
!Fortune 1000 Success Stories !Take a Load Off-Demand Response for Transmission consumption in Texas.
!Metering Your Way to Energy Efficiency Overloads International and scientific
!Non-Building Performance Contracting communities would usually
!Federal Energy Policy quote such numbers in
!Engineer Superior Energy Efficiency with GSHP !Fuel Cells units of exajoules (EJ or
!Results of Legislative Initiatives & Pilot Programs 1x1018 Joules).
!Performance Contracting - A Mature Concept for Fortunately, the two units
a New Era for Emission Credits and Green Energy
are almost equivalent (1
!Cogen Project Development in Mexico !Maintenance Management quad = 1.055 EJ).
!Green Choices, Green Technologies Source: Texas Renewable
!Renewable Energy and DG Opportunities Energy Resource
!Insight Into High Performance Facilities !HVAC Assessment, Virtus Energy
!International Energy Management and Renewables Research Associates, July
!ENERGY Star Tools and Rating Systems
1995.
!Power Quality: Issues and Answers !Metering
!Building Automation Systems !Financing Biomass Projects
!Federal Alternative Financing !Energy Master Planning
!Making the Business Case for Energy Efficiency !Energy Management and Public
Facilities
!Competitive Energy Procurement, Texas Style
!CHP Applications and
!CHP Policy and Real World Applications Technologies
!Case Studies: Renewable Energy !IAQ
!Green Building Standards !Including Water Measures in
!LEED for New Buildings your Energy Management
!Applying New Lighting Technology Programs
!Process Energy Optimization !A LEEDing Edge for
Your Business
!Facility Data Acquisition, Management and 9
Optimization
Section A
 The Energy Toolbox
H
ere is a resource you will refer to time and again. For the lumens per watt issue, using the mean lamp lumen
Bookmark the website and go there monthly to keep data (lumens at 8,000 hours) and not including the ballast
up with lighting issues. It is the Lighting Design data (more later on ballasts) the 70 series lamps produce
Lab in Seattle, Washington which is sponsored by the around 83.6 (2675/32) mean lumens per watt, the 80 series
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. They are also allied lamps produce around 87.5 (2800/32) mean lumens per watt
with the ‘Better Bricks” project. As an example of the excellent and the “high performance T8” lamps produce around 92.0
material available, the following article is re-printed from the (2945/32) mean lumens per watt. This is a 10% increase in
Lighting Design Lab NEWS, Spring 2004 issue. http:// light output over the standard 70 series T8, using the same
www.lightingdesignlab.com wattage. high performance T-8s.
H i g h P e r f o r m a n c e T- 8 s
Figure 1 below does not fully tell the lamp life story. Using
by Michael Lane LC
instant start ballasts, which make up between 70% – 90% of
“Super”, “Premium”, “Enhanced”, “High-Lumen” T8’s. What the market, on these rapid start lamps may shorten lamp
Q: How many are they? Who makes them? Should you use them, and most life. Operating lamps longer than the industry standard test
Professional Wrestlers importantly what should you call them? High Performance procedure of 3 hours per start will increase lamp life (see
does it take to change a T8’s is the correct name. The basic definition is a lamp that Fig 2.).
light bulb ? produces 3100 or higher initial lumens and 2915 or greater
mean lumens, a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of at least 82 High Performance T8 lamps should be thought of as a system
A: Three. One to yank and a rated life of 24,000 hours or greater. (lamp+ballast). Used by themselves they will produce 10%
the old bulb out, throw it The three major fluorescent lamp manufacturers make lamps more light and last 20+% longer than standard T8’s, but will
on the floor, and try to that meet these specifications. The GE–Starcoat HL, the save NO energy. Combined with an industry standard low
jump onto it from a great Osram/Sylvania–Octron 800 XPS and the Philips–Advantage power instant start ballast (0.77 ballast factor) that uses 51
height, and then act T8 are the lamp families that comply. There seem to be two watts will have a 12% energy savings while producing almost
really surprised when it main reasons to use this lamp – higher lumens per watt and as much light (96%). Using one of the new high-efficiency
rolls out of the way at longer lamp life. ballasts saves even more power (17%).
the last minute, one to
pretend to twist the new Fig. 1 High Performance T8 Systems Comparison
one in round and round
— so far it almost Mfg. Catalog # Initial Mean Life CRI
breaks, and some guy in Lumens Lumens
a black and white striped GE FS32T8/Spxx 2850 2710 20,000 75—78
uniform whose function
is never made quite Phillps F32T8/TL7xx/ALTO 2850 2710 20,000 78
clear to protest about Sylvania FO32/7xx 2800 2520 20,000 75
something or other, to
the complete
indifference of the bulb GE F32T8/XL/SPXxx/HL/ECO 3100 2915 24,000 82—85
changers.
Philips F32T*/ADV8xx/ALTO 3100 2950 24,000 86
Sylvania FO32/8xx/XPS/ECO 3150 2992 30,000 85

Fig. 2 Lamp Life on Ballast Systems

Lamp Life at 3 hours per start
In theory there
Mfg. Catalog# Instant Start Program Osram
is no difference Ballast Start Ballast PSX Balllast
GE FS32T8/Spxx 15,000 20,000 -
between theory Philips F32T8/TL7xx/ALTO 15,000 20,000 -
and practice. In Sylvania FO32/7xx 15,000 20,000 -

practice there is.” GE F32T8/XL/SPXxx/HL/ECO 24,000 24,000 -

Yogi Berra Philips F32T8/ADV8xx/ALTO 24,000 24,000 -
Sylvania FO32/8xx/XPS/ECO 15,000 24,000 30,000

Consortium for Energy Research

Efficiency (CEE) www.archenergy.com/lrp/advlight_luminaires/
www.cee1.org/resrc/news/03-05nl/12_t8.html 4.5_presentation_Nov_2003.pdf

NationalgridUS Energy Trust of Oregon

www.nationalgridus.com/ www.energytrust.org/Pages/trade_allies/Ally/
non_html/ 030225_
shared_energyeff_ Form_190.pdf
super_t8.pdf
LDL Articles - Cutting Edge
ReBuild America Fluorescent
www.rebuild.org/ www.lightingdesignlab.com/ldlnews/
attachments/presentations/ cutting_edge_fluor_ rs.pdf
EdFacLightingBirleanu03.pdf
Bonneville Power Administration
Public Interest Energy www.bpa.gov/energy/n/projects/
conserve_augmentation/eso/
high_per_fluor_faq.pdf

10 Energy User News

www.energyusernews.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/
Section A features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2584,95134,00.html
Energy Education in Texas
Continued from page 2
groups, can build a model solar car and race against their
peers. All the teachers who attended the class went home
with a Junior Solar Sprint kit (valued at $35) to get them
interested in the program and to encourage them to attend
a 4-hour JSS workshop which will teach them how to
assemble the car.

Infinite Power of Texas:

During the second part of the workshop Watt Watchers of
Texas presented SECO’s Renewable Energy Campaign –
Infinite Power of Texas Fact Sheets and Lesson Plans. The
teachers separated into groups and the elementary teachers
stuck together for this afternoon of hands on activities, while
the High School teachers confidently got started in their own
area of the Alvin HS library. The teachers worked on the
elementary lesson plan “Testing the Power of the Sun” where
they built a pizza box solar cooker and once again the
weather kept us from making delicious s’mores. They moved

for Science Teachers and What happens when you add

Watt Watchers is busy vinegar to baking soda? Can
scheduling these it produce electricity? Alvin
workshops around the ISD teachers found out
state. If you are you during this experiment on
interested in attending one Making a Wet Cell Battery.
of these workshops or if you
would like one to be held for
your district science
Testing a Pinwheel.jpg – Science
Teachers from Alvin ISD are shown teachers, please contact
participating in the Testing a Kirstin Wilsey at 1-888-
Pinwheel Turbine Lab from the WATTEAM and we will get
Infinite Power of Texas Lesson you plugged into Energy
Plans. Education in Texas!
on to a middle school lesson plan “Testing a Pin Wheel
Turbine”, which proved to be the most challenging activity
for the non-elementary teachers because elementary
teachers know the importance of reading and following the
directions! Time was running short on our 6 hour workshop
so we quickly took the teachers through a demonstration of
“Making a Wet Cell Battery” which is a high school lesson
plan in the Infinite Power of Texas materials. This bubbling
activity brought lots of information and ideas to the table
along with a huge reaction.

Energy Education in Texas is a great hands-on workshop

Energy Managers and

Energy Encounters
Continued from page 1
the project are offered throughout the afternoon. Following
the sessions, students present their findings and ideas to
the other students with the help of the group leader.

So where do you as an Energy Manager fit in? We need to

get you in touch with these students and we have found
that the best way to do that is to get you all together and
teach you about the programs that Watt Watchers has
available to Texas Schools and help you get started saving
energy by working together. We would like for you to present
a short session on what your district is doing to reduce
energy waste to make the students aware of efforts are being
made and how they can help you in saving energy on their
campus. It is also very good for them to find out the reality
of what their school spends on energy each month and how
reducing the energy cost could benefit the district in so many
ways: new equipment, more teachers, and new schools.

David Sergeant from McKinney ISD heard about the Energy

Encounter workshop. He has scheduled Watt Watchers to
work with his district and districts in his area so that they
can get the full benefit of everyone working together to put “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;
more dollars back into the classroom instead of letting them
fly out the windows. If you would like to host an Energy
that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under 11
Encounter in your district please contact Watt Watchers and them.” Henry David Thoreau
let us help you!
Section A
Energy Managers
Go To the Classroom with the
Tale of Two Light bulbs
H
ere is a demonstration and activity that you The Steps
can take to elementary, middle, and high 1.) Convince everyone that compact fluorescent
school classes in your district. It will give your light bulbs are better
audience insight into life cycle costs and the 2.) Shock them with the price (A $20 light bulb!)
trade-offs encountered with energy 3.) Talk about the cost of energy and trade-offs
efficiency. The tale is equally important for 4.) Do the Math
school board members and 5.) Discuss Life-Cycle Costs
administrators to hear. The 6.) Assign Homework
basic message is: energy
efficiency is an investment. The Spiel: This is the tale of two light bulbs. On this
Under the right circumstances, side I have a 75W incandescent light bulb that produces
the light bulb will go on over the 1200 lumens of light– it’s what most of us use to “light
heads of your audience and you up our lives.” On the other side I have a 20 W CFL
will defeat the typical anti-energy (kind of new technology but becoming more common)
upgrade mindset — “We can’t afford to save – it too produces 1200 lumens of light. How is that
energy – it costs too much.” possible – a light bulb that uses a mere quarter
Comparing an of the energy yet produces just as
incandescent light much illumination?
bulb with a compact It is a simple matter of efficiency. Only
fluorescent bulb 10% of the energy used by the
yields many incandescent produces light. The
interesting concepts. remaining 90% is converted into wasted
Life-cycle costs, pollution heat energy. Could I have a volunteer to
prevention, and energy help illustrate this — Get a student to confirm
efficiency versus the temperature differences (it helps to engage
conservation are some your audience). Have the volunteer carefully test
you may want to explore. the temperatures by touching the tops of the bulbs.
Students may also be challenged with Confirm that they will not leave their hand on top of
the math used to determine the savings the incandescent bulb – it’s really hot.
captured when switching from an So you see — this bulb converts more
incandescent bulb to a compact fluorescent electricity into light and less into waste
bulb in an expanded interactive lesson. heat. Smart bulb (point to CFL ) —
Here is what you will need: Dumb Bulb (point to incandescent).
"Incandescent Bulb (the example is for a Do the Math: So, which bulb would
75W but it can be adapted) you rather have in your home? Most
"Equivalent Compact Fluorescent Bulb (18- will choose the CFL. Then ask: What
20W for this example) if I told you the incandescent costs
"Y-Socket 50 cents and the CFL costs $20?
"Lamp Socket with push-through switch and Now which one would you rather
power cord have? Most switch back.
" Extension Cord (optional, allows you to Often at this point someone asks – how
effectively reach the audience) long do they last? Which leads right into the
Incandescent vs. Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) comparison. If not, then
Bulb Type 75W Incandescent 20W CFL say: Let’s Do The Math!
The CFL lasts 10 to 13
Lumens Produced 1,200 1,200 times longer than the
Purchase Price $0.50 $20.00 incandescent. But still, 13
Life of the Bulb 750 hours or 1/2 of 1 year Up to10,000 hours or 6.8 years times 50 cents is only
$6.50 compared to $20
Number of Hours Burned 4 hours per day 4 hours per day for the CFL. What about
per Day (1,460 hours / year) (1,460 hours / year)
the cost of energy?
Number of Bulbs Needed ~13 1 Follow the cord back to
to equal life of CFL the plug and ask: Do we
Total Cost of Purchasing $6.50 $20.00 have to pay for energy or
Bulbs does it come with the
kilo-Watt hours 75W x 10,000 hrs =750,000 20W x 10,000hrs = 200,000W hrs200,000/ building? Who pays the
(kWh) W hrs750,000/1000 = 750 kWh 1000 = 200 kWh school electricity bill?
Total Cost of Electricity (Younger audiences may
(8 cents x kilowatt–hour) $60.00 $16.00 think it is the principal,
older groups say their
Total cost over the 6.8 years $66.50 $36.00 parents through taxes, a
Total Savings using a CFL compared to an incandescent bulb: $30.50 * few students get that
taxes affect allowances
*Note: 20W CFLs are available for $3.00. The equivalent total savings would be $48.50. However, even a $20 CFL light bulb is cheaper than a and therefore they pay,
50 cent incandescent bulb. too).
Next question: How much does electricity cost?
Generally, no one knows. We see gasoline prices
12 posted all around town but most have not seen or

Section A Continued in page 6 section B

 Section

The Newsletter for Watt Watchers and Watteam.

Now incorporating WATTimes and the Texas School Energy Manager News.
B
Energy Star Refrigerated
Beverage Vending Machines
L
ife just got easier. Now it is possible to simply specify The Vendo Company,
ENERGY STAR Vending machines in your next big California
contract with a soft drink company. And just in time, If you just negotiated a new
since base models use about 4,052 kWh per year (11.1 multi-year contract, remember
kWh/day) while the best models use around half that amount you still have options.
(2,089 kWh) per year. And this does not include savings
from low-power control features. Your savings may really De-bulb: Have the vendor
add up. Some machines use up to 16 kWh per day or 5809 remove the bulbs and
kWh per year! disconnect the lighting ballast.
Use Vending Misers or other
Earning the ENERGY STAR means products meet strict load control devices to save
energy efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental energy.
Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.
Refrigerated beverage vending machines that have earned
the ENERGY STAR are 35%
more energy-efficient than
standard new machine
models. Your soda machines are
slurping up energy almost as
ENERGY STAR qualified fast as students are chug-a-
vending machines lugging the drinks.
incorporate more efficient
compressors, fan motors,
and/or lighting systems to
keep beverages cool and the
machine visible while using
less energy. ENERGY STAR
qualified machines also
come with a low power mode
option that allows the
machine to be placed in low-
energy lighting and
refrigeration states during
times of prolonged inactivity.
Qualifications to meet the
ENERGY STAR standard will
be even higher starting in Links:
January 2007 when the Energy Star Vending Machines
requirement for a 650-can www.energystar.gov
Under Products, click on
capacity machine will go from
Appliances, scroll down to Other
7.98 kWh/day to 6.53 kWh/ and click Vending Machines.
day. Try to get the best
available machines. Ask your FEMP – How to Lease an
local beverage distributor or Energy-Efficient Beverage
Vending Machine
supplier about available www.eere.energy.gov/femp/ pdfs/
machine models that meet or beverage_vending_machines.pdf
even exceed ENERGY STAR.
NREL Study
Low Power Mode Requirement: Analysis of NREL Cold-Drink
ENERGY STAR machines Vending Machines for Energy
Savings
are capable of operating in
www. nrel .gov/buildings/
each of the low power mode highperformance/pdfs/34008.pdf
states described below:
Lighting low power state - lights off for an extended period Vending Miser – Bay View
Or do both and save even more. See the links below to get http://www.bayviewtech.com/
of time.
more information. energy/
Refrigeration low power state - the average beverage http://www.wapa.gov/es/pubs/
temperature is allowed to rise above 40F for an extended Remember, saving energy prevents pollution.
vendmisr.htm
period of time. By choosing a vending machine that meets ENERGY STAR,
Whole machine low power state - the lights are off and the you are helping prevent global warming and promote cleaner EPA Energy Star
air without sacrificing the product quality and performance Harvard Gazette —
refrigeration operates in its low power state.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/
you expect. To maximize your savings, ask your distributor gazette/2002/10.17/15-vend.html
BUT YOU HAVE TO REQUEST THESE FEATURES TO or supplier to program the low power mode so that you can
BE IMPLEMENTED. Put it in your contract. save energy when the machine isn’t being used for extended
ENERGY STAR has enrolled these Partners: periods of time.
Crane Merchandising Systems, Missouri 1
Dixie-Narco, South Carolina
Royal Vendors, Inc., West Virginia
Section B
 Calendar 2004
September 11: El Paso
- Energy Education in Texas Workshop – October 23: McKinney
6 hour workshop that will cover all the Watt Watchers of – Energy Encounter –
Texas materials available for teachers and the Infinite All area High Schools are invited to attend this
Power of Texas Fact Sheets and Lesson Plans. For More workshop to learn about energy and environment
information on this workshop please contact Kirstin projects that you can do on your campus and
Wilsey at 1-888-WATTEAM surrounding community. Energy Managers from area
September 22-24: Austin ISD’s will be invited to share with schools information
about energy efficiency measures they have
- World Energy Engineers Congress 2004 implemented and plan to implement in the future. For
(WEEC) more information about this event please contact Amy
See article on page A-9 Trujillo at 1-888-USWATTS

September 24-26: Fredericksburg

- Renewable Energy Round Up -
Exhibits and on-going demonstrations; speakers and
workshops; fun learning activities for kids; and musical
Q: How many seventies performances. For additional information, please visit
disco dancers does it http://www.theroundup.org/.
take to change a November 3 – 6 : Corpus Christi
lightbulb ? October 9 – Conference for the Advancement of
Watt Watchers is going to be at Mini-CAST in El Paso Science Teachers –
A: Two. One to boogie Chapin High School is hosting a Mini-CAST event on Watt Watchers will be
up the ladder and one October 9 and Watt Watchers will be there sharing presenting a workshop on
to say “Get information about the Watt Watchers program and the Junior Solar Sprint and we
daaowwwwn !” FREE services we have for teachers. A one-hour workshop will have a booth in the
on Junior Solar Sprint will be offered for teachers. Come exhibit hall for sponsors to
learn about the Junior Solar Sprint program where your come by and pick up new
middle school students assemble model solar cars and materials and for new
race them against their peers. All participants will receive sponsors to sign up for the
a free kit. program. For more
information about this
A: One. event please contact
Kirstin Wilsey 1-888-
Q: How many psychics WATTEAM.
does it take to change a
lightbulb?

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News
New look for Watts News!
Certainly you have realized by now that this issue of Watts News
has a new look. This new look includes more pages of color and it
has two sections. The Watt Watchers staff is excited about these
changes. We are anticipating even more upgrades to WATTS NEWS
as we strive to bring you the best in energy efficiency related news
plus ideas and information about the Watt Watchers program. If
you have a suggestion for the newspaper please email us at
info@wattwatchers.org

New Watt Watchers Website!

The new site address: wattwatchers.org is up and running without
interruption to our visitors. Those Watt Watchers accustomed to
using wattwatchers.utep.edu as the website address for Watt
Watchers will not notice a difference because the site automatically
redirects to our new address. Program materials will list the new
wattwatchers.org address as we phase out materials. Meanwhile,
2 either address will get you to the Watt Watchers website, visit soon
and come back often. wattwatchers.org
Section B
Pull out Posters

T
here are two full color 16x20 inch
posters in every issue of WATTS
NEWS. Pull out the center page of
Section A and laminate it. You will always
have great posters to perk up your walls or
bulletin boards. If you get tired of looking at
a poster simply flip it over and display the
great graphic on the other side – they are
reversible.

In this issue we are featuring the cover of

our new folder and the District Energy
Council. The folder will contain all of our flyers
that summarize each of the Watt Watchers
program elements plus our CD-ROM. We
have re-printed all these here to give you an
idea what the whole collection will look like.
Sometime soon, we hope to print a full color
newspaper that collects all of our full-size
posters in full color. See an article about
District Energy Council on page A-4.

3
Section B
 Benchmarking your
District
Q: How many
European ballet
dancers does it take to
screw in a light bulb?
A: None, they like
Danzig in the dark.
“Wind turbines are
replacing coal mines in
Europe. Denmark, which
has banned the
construction of coal-fired
power plants, now gets 15
percent of its electricity
from wind. In some
communities in northern
Germany, 75 percent of the
electricity needs are
satisfied by wind power.”
Lester Brown,
Eco-Economy – Building an
Economy for the Earth, 2001.
4 WATTS.
Section B
and validated and you will be contacted within 5 business
W
att Watchers encourages all Energy Managers to
make themselves familiar with the New Portfolio days of receipt if any problems are identified that require
Manager offered at the Energy Star website. Enter further clarification.
data for one elementary, one middle, and one high school to
get a feel for the capabilities. If you already have the data in The Portfolio Manager team is also working on additional
a spreadsheet or in a proprietary energy management procedures for electronically processing data from other
software package such as Faser it may be easier than you tracking environments and utility customers. If you are
think. interested in this type of processing, please send a brief
Portfolio Manager includes the capability for you to import description of your data set and contact information to
facility data into Portfolio Manager using a downloadable energystarbuildings@epa.gov.
Excel template. This will minimize manual data entry of large
sets of facility data. The import procedure is targeted for the Portfolio Manager is a free, on-line tool for you to use. It will
following uses: help you with:
Benchmarking —
# Quick population Rate the performance
of your portfolio of your buildings on a
with facilities that scale of 1-100 relative
you may already to similar buildings
have in Microsoft nationwide using
Excel or Access, or ENERGY STAR’s
other similar national energy
format. performance rating
# Bulk import of system.
large sets of facility Management —
data (10 or more Streamline energy
data management for
facilities or
campuses). individual and large
# Initial loading of groups of buildings.
new facilities into View the energy
the Portfolio consumption, average
Manager (this energy intensity, and
process is not average rating of your
intended as an entire portfolio
update procedure simultaneously.
for facilities that are Investment priorities
already in the — Use both short and
Portfolio Manager). long term trends in
energy performance
to make budget and
The K-12 School m a n a g e m e n t
import template is decisions regarding
available as a MS investments in
Excel spreadsheet energy-related
template. To projects. Rank the
download the performance of large
template, visit: https:// buildings in a portfolio
www.energystar.gov/istar/ to identify the best
pmpam/# Ignore the log-in investment opportunities.
There are only three buildings in Texas K-
boxes, scroll down and click on
12 that have the Energy Star label. Verification — Verify building
the Import Facility Data link,
Benchmark your school district today to performance and track the
then right click on the desired
receive the recognition you deserve for your progress of improvement
template link and select “Save
energy efficient buildings. The process is projects. Generate a
Target As” to download the file.
not as intensive as it may appear and if you Statement of Energy
really aren’t sure, then track the status of Performance for each building,
After downloading the import
Galena Park ISD with Watt Watchers and get summarizing important energy
template, be sure to carefully
a better understanding of the benchmarking information and building
review the instructions as well
process. characteristics.
as the Tips for a Successful
Abby Awdi is the energy manager for Galena
Import. It is all self-contained in
Park ISD. Currently, Abby is starting the ATTENTION FASER USERS:
the tabs across the bottom of the
process to benchmark Galena Park ISD. An information sheet has been
Excel Workbook. Your Portfolio
Over the next few months, Watt Watchers developed to assist Faser
Manager data and results will
will be tracking the progress of Galena Park users in extracting their energy
only be as good as the data that
ISD and report their benchmarking data from Faser and importing
you provide.
experiences to our readers. Using Galena it into a Microsoft Excel sheet.
Park ISD as a case study for a Texas school The document created by The
When you have populated the
district to benchmark their building is one Cadmus Group provides
import template, send it to
way to share the process with other energy instructions for extracting data
energystarbuildings@epa.gov
managers and school districts hoping that from Faser Billing Report BL24
for review. Be sure to include
they will follow suit. and Analysis Report AN04. For
the words “Portfolio Manager
Import” in the subject of the e- more information on extracting
mail. Your data will be reviewed data from Faser, contact Watt
Watchers of Texas at 1-888-US
Q: How many baby
sitters does it take to
change a light bulb?

A: None, They don’t

make Pampers small
enough.

“An estimated $200 –

250 billion is invested
in energy-related
infrastructure every
year, and another $1.5
trillion is spent on
energy consumption,
with nearly all of this
investment going to
conventional energy.
As a result, societies
are in the process of
further locking
themselves into
indefinite dependence
on unhealthy,
unsustainable,
insecure energy
structures.”

Janet Swain,
Charting a New Energy
Future, State of the World
2003, Worldwatch Institute.

5
Section B
Tale of Two Light bulbs Continued from page 12 section A
analyzed an electric bill. A kilowatt hour of electricity incrementally paying more and polluting more as you go
will operate a small color TV for 10 hours – how much and paying up front to save energy and prevent pollution
would you pay for that? If you can get participation – is the crux of the lesson. Energy Star has a great tagline,
most will be willing to pay a dollar or more for 10 hours they advise shoppers: “Look at the Second Price Tag.”
of TV. When they learn that it is only 8 to 10 cents it Anything that
seems like an amazing bargain. consumes
energy needs
Keep doing the math: Over 10,000 hours how to be reviewed
much does it cost to keep an for all the
incandescent bulb lit? consequences.
10,000 hours times
75W equals 750,000 D i s c u s s
Watt hours. To get pollution:
kilowatt hours divide Pollution is also
by 1,000. 750 kWh reduced by 75% back
Q: How many extreme are consumed by at the power plant. The
optimists does it take to incandescent bulbs major cause of air
change a light bulb? over 10,000 hours (the pollution is energy use. If
lifespan of one CFL). the audience is advanced
A: None, because, look! 750 times 8 cents equals you could discuss the
It’s getting brighter! It’s $60. By contrast, a CFL uses $16 differences between site and
definitely getting brighter! of electricity over 10,000 hours. 20 W source energy.
times 10,000 hours equals 200,000
Whrs, divided by 1,000 equals 200 kWh Don’t Forget the Homework: Assign
Q: How many members times 8 cents. everyone in the class to go home and
of the U.S.S. Enterprise convince their parents that a $20 light bulb is
does it take to change a $60 minus $16 equals $44 savings in a good buy. The message in the Tale of Two
light bulb? energy costs. If a CFL costs less than $44 Light Bulbs needs to be spread far and wide.
it will be cheaper to own. Fifty cent light
A: All of them. Bones to bulbs are not cheap — A twenty dollar light Resources: See the Watt Watchers website
say “Its dead Jim”, Uhura bulb actually costs less. In reality, CFLs are (also the CD-ROM) for a Powerpoint
to send a distress signal, readily available for under $10 and some presentation – http:// wattwatchers.org
Sulu to listen to Chekov 75W equivalent CFLs are under $3.00 each. See the Energy Star website for a CFL
saying “Light bulbs vere (Costco and other warehouse stores have 4 calculator ( 18KB Excel file at right)— http://
really an old russian and 8 packs of bulbs in this price range) www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
invention”, Spock to be The “Tale” is a metaphor for all energy efficiency and Here is a calculator in Australia, for fun — http://
fascinated by the illogic renewable energy projects. The difference between www.sustainable.energy.sa.gov.au/pages/fluro_calc.htm
inherent in the early
demise of the light bulb,
Scotty to do the work,
and Kirk to get the girl.
upcoming seco energy efficiency workshops

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Administrators, Superintendents, Board

n t Members, Financial Directors, Energy

Managers and Facility Directors:

a t te September
Lubbock
October
San Antonio
November
Abilene
Februar
ebruaryy March April
El Paso
Paso San Angelo Austin
Workshops are sponsored by The Comptroller For more information about these
of Public Accounts, State Energy workshops, please contact
Conservation Office and the U.S. Department Debra Brown of
of Energy. Energy Systems
Energy Systems Associates, Inc., a Texas Associates, Inc.
based professional engineering firm with more at 512-258-
than 20 years experience in the field of 0547 or
energy efficiency, will be presenting these Glenda
workshops on behalf of the SECO office. in Baldwin at
addition to these workshops, members of this SECO at 512-
firm also present a workshop entitled 463-1731; or
Investment Grade Energy Audits for the email may be
Association of Energy Engineers. sent to
6 dbrown.esa@sbcglobal.net

Section B
 What you can find on
the Watt Watchers
I Website
f you have been to wattwatchers.org, then you are
aware of the great material our site has to offer.
Wattwatchers.org is just one more way that we bring On the elementary and middle school pages, we have
you more information about our program, information interactive games for students, more links for teachers
about other energy efficient and renewable energy and additional resources. Additionally, there are links
programs and lesson plans to help in your classrooms. and resources for energy managers, teachers and
Teachers, energy managers, students, and school Watt Watchers has
students for additional energy saving information and
district facilities employees will all find valuable a new
activities.
information on the wattwatchers.org website. All URLs Web Address!
The new site address:
lead to Watt Watchers —now you can type in Additionally, the wattwatchers.org site includes archived wattwatchers.org is up
wattwatchers.org or www.wattwatchers.org or copies of Watts News issues as far back as 1999. The and running without
www.wattwatchers.utep.edu or wattwatchers.utep.edu files are in PDF format (as are most of the downloadable interruption to our
items at site) and require Adobe Acrobat Reader visitors. The site was re-
to view and print the files. There are located to ensure better
numerous links on the Watt Watchers service. Those Watt
website available to download the free Watchers accustomed
Reader. (or go to to using
www.adobe.com) wattwatchers.utep.edu
as the website address
will not notice a
and still get the
right site.

The
wattwatchers.org
website provides
visitors with a
convenient way of
enrolling in the Watt
Watchers program
on-line and also
includes a sign up location for
our monthly email updates.

A basic history of the Watt

Watchers of Texas
This Texas map provides links to other important
programs and where it all
resources and information relating to Watt
began are provided at the difference — the site
Watchers and other energy efficiency websites. automatically redirects
website, too.
you to our new address.
On our download page http://wattwatchers.org/pages/ Printed program
Downloads.htm, visitors will find original kit material for materials may list the
old site as we make the
printing, a video of Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton
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schools, Knowledge is Power supplementary lesson work.
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lessons) and our full-color program posters that can The new website will
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organizational changes
On the wattwachers.org activities page http:// to make our website
wattwatchers.org/pages/Projects.htm, visitors will find more user-friendly and
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and high school. The activities page also includes Earth easier to access. The
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Day activities every year with information on different
in over the next couple
activities around Texas. If you have a favorite energy of months. Continue to
or earth related activity that you would like to see on check the site regularly
wattawatchers.org, email it to us at for updates, changes,
info@wattwatchers.org. and additional program
information.
This interactive
The PC Power Management page - http:// house offers students
wattwatchers.org/pages/WWsleepisgood.php offers the opportunity to figure
information on computer monitor energy usage and how out what is inefficient in
to reduce that usage and in-turn reduce energy bills each room in the
and reduce pollution. This page contains downloadable house.
files that are used to put computer monitors to sleep
on an individual computer or for thousands of computers
over the network. The site also offers a listing of school
districts that have put their computer monitors to sleep
and lists the resulting energy savings. Everything you
need to do this great activity for student groups,
including sample letters, hints and suggestions, is on
the PC Power Management page of wattwatchers.org. 7
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