Suggestiong One:
Start an Energy Patrol. The Little Rock School District has pioneered the use of Energy Patrols. More than 1,500 students evaluate and monitor the use of lighting, air conditioning, heating and other energy systems on a daily basis. Their efforts have helped the school district save over $700,000.
Suggestion Two:
Turn off computers and lights when you leave school. A computer left on 24 hours a day wastes $224 a year in electricity. By shutting off their 60,000 computers at the end of the school day, students in Clark County School District in Nevada will save over $1 million in energy costs by year-end 2002.
Suggestion Three:
Ask your custodian what types of light bulbs are used in corridors, classrooms and EXIT signs. Florida's Broward School District is saving $100,000 a year by replacing 40 watt light bulbs with three watt LED bulbs in its EXIT signs.
Suggestion Four:
Ask your principal to add an "energy monitor" to school vending machines. A simple device that soda manufacturers often pay for can reduce energy costs on school vending machines by up to 50 percent. By installing 20 devices in six schools, Moscow School District in Idaho was able to save close to $20,000 a year.