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Conservation
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Priority Message to City Employees from Mayor Paul Schell
December 7, 2000 (Excerpted)
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At home
- Keep the thermostat at 55 degrees at night or when you’re not home and 68 during the day.
- Turn off all unnecessary lighting and unplug appliances when not in use.
- Replace incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent lighting.
- Defer using the clothes washer, dryer and dishwasher until after 9 pm.
- Consider minimizing the length of time your holiday lighting is turned on in the evening.
- Check the temperature of your refrigerator; it should be between 38 and 42 degrees. Your freezer should be between 0 and 5 degrees; a full but not packed freezer uses energy most efficiently.
At work
- Turn off lights in copy centers, break rooms, storage rooms and restrooms.
- Whenever possible, turn off large overhead lights and use task lighting at your desk especially if you are working late.
- Turn off your computer when you’re not using it.
- Turn off unnecessary office equipment at the end of the workday -– printers, computers, shredders, and copy machines.
- Unplug any holiday lighting, radios, coffee pots and unnecessary electrical equipment.
- Dress warmly and wear layered clothing in the event building temperatures are lowered.
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