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Kilowatt Ours Youth Initiative The award-winning 38-minute Kilowatt Ours DVD: www.kilowattours.org
Kilowatt Ours Companion Curriculum: www.kilowattours.org/curriculum
The Kilowatt Counter online energy calculator: www.CountYourKilowatts.org
More educator resources available at: www.kilowattours.org
Classroom presentations and teacher training workshops
Peer Education Program
Energy Savers Contest in Nashville April 2009!
For more information about any of the program offerings, please contact:
Jennifer BarrieYouth Initiative Director
Kilowatt Ours615-429-0739
[email protected]
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Count Your Kilowatts!
Using the Kilowatt Counter
Energy Tracking System
Kilowatt Ours
Companion Curriculum
Activity
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To begin using the Kilowatt Counter
go to
www.countyourkilowatts.org
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“What if, every time we flipped a light switch at home, a mountain exploded in
West Virginia; or every time we turned on the air conditioner in summer, a child
suffered an asthma attack; or when we turned up the heat, the entire planet was warming… and what if, instead of all that,
we had a choice of something better? What choice would you make?”
Jeff Barrie, Creator of Kilowatt Ours
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Learning to do
Home Energy Assessmentswith the Home Energy Saver
Kilowatt OursCompanion Curriculum
Activity 7
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7. Foundation: Slab-on-grade
Photo by: Anthony Tresmer Medlockhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/tresmer/203589785/
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7. Foundation: Unfinished Basement
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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7. Foundation: Finished Basement
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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7. Foundation: Crawlspace Door
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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7. Foundation: Crawlspace Vent (to determine if vented)
Photo by: Joe Kienle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orbitaljoe/15854296/Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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8. Attic Insulation and No Roof Insulation (DO NOT CLIMB IN ATTIC)
Photo by: Mark Tomashttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/1605896201_86cbf3f5c3_o.jpg
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8. Measuring Attic Insulation
Photo by: Home Energy Concepts
www.homeenergyconcepts.com
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9. Wall Insulation
Photo by: Home Energy Concepts
www.homeenergyconcepts.com
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10. Floor Insulation(DO NOT CRAWL IN CRAWLSPACE)
Photo by: iamthechad & Traction, both from flickr.com www.flickr.com
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14. Hot Water Heater: Electric
Photo by: Ronald Bennett
www.flickr.com/bandit3
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14. How to know if you have Piped Natural Gas:
In-line Shutoff Valve with a Gas Meter outside
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
Photo by: Ed Shorter
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pointshoot/861345974/
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14. Hot Water Heater: Piped Natural Gas
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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14. Hot Water Heater: Piped Natural GasInsulated Tank
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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14. Liquid Propane Gas Tank
(usually found outside house)
Photo by: Andrew Whitis of Zanesville, OH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/awhitis/335708265/
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15. Heating: Central Gas Furnace
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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15. Heating: Electric Baseboard
Photo by: Paul Souders
http://www.flickr.com/photos/axoplasm/204239616/
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16. Cooling: Heat Pump, Electric
(see box on exterior wall)
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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16. Cooling: Room/Window Unit
Photo by: Jennifer Barrie
www.kilowattours.org
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“I’ve heard it said that when you do things the way you always have, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. Today we’ve got
global warming, air pollution, and all sorts of human health problems that are tied to the way we generate electricity… how can we possibly afford to build all these new power plants? There’s got to be a better
way.”
Jeff Barrie, Creator of Kilowatt Ours
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Kilowatt Ours Youth Initiative The award-winning 38-minute Kilowatt Ours DVD: www.kilowattours.org
Kilowatt Ours Companion Curriculum: www.kilowattours.org/curriculum
The Kilowatt Counter online energy calculator: www.CountYourKilowatts.org
More educator resources available at: www.kilowattours.org
Classroom presentations and teacher training workshops
Peer Education Program
Energy Savers Contest in Nashville April 2009!
For more information about any of the program offerings, please contact:
Jennifer BarrieYouth Initiative Director
Kilowatt Ours615-429-0739
[email protected]