Save money and the environment! Here are some great ideas to help you save money and help the environment at the same time. Energy costs – financial and environmental Using electricity to create heat is always an energy intensive exercise; so clothes dryers do tend to be electricity hogs. According to the California Energy Commission, the average clothes dryer will cost around $1,500 to operate over its life span. Environmentally speaking, the energy consumed by a clothes dryer can be anywhere from 1800 to 5000 watts per hour, or 1.8 to 5KwHr. Given that 1.5 pounds of carbon emissions per kilowatt hour are generated in the production of electricity by a coal fired power station (give or take a bit), over a year this comes to a considerable amount. Benefits of line drying The benefits of a solar clothes dryer, aka a clothes line are many; here’s just a few: – Initial outlay is cheaper than a clothes dryer – No ongoing energy costs – No greenhouse gas emissions from usage – The sun helps to kill bacteria – A fresh smell for your clothes without the use of chemicals Read more: http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/254/1/Line-drying-and-clothes-lines.html Posted by Gary H → February 04, 2011 at 6:03 PM under Alternative Energy Environment
