Test Your Energy I.Q.

1. Cleaning the removable screen on your dryer can reduce your energy use?
True or False

2. Something as small as electrical outlets can be sources of air leaks in your home?
True or False

3. Should tinted film added to home windows be applied to the outside or the inside of the windows?

4. Which refrigerator is more energy efficient; a top freezer model or a side by side model?

5. Is it possible to get rebates from your utility company for home improvements you make that increase your home’s energy efficiency?

6. How can ceiling fans help in the winter to conserve energy use?

7. Dirt on the inside of the insulation around your duct work indicates what?

8. When considering insulation, what does the R value mean?

9. Ideally you’d like your attic to be so well sealed that if up there in the daytime with the light off, you’d see no visible sunlight streaming in.
True or False

10. It is recommended that your furnace be set at ____˚ in the winter and your air conditioner set at ____° in the summer.

11. The Georgia Governor’s Challenge requires all state agencies and departments to reduce their energy consumption at least 15% by which year?

12. There is an 80% chance your home is not insulated well if it was built before which year?

13. What does the average U.S. family spend a year on utilities?

14. Leaky duct work is responsible for up to 60% of lost air. This results in higher energy bills and also potentially dangerous levels of what?

15. Condensation in between the glass on double paned windows indicates the seal is broken. Will this result in energy loss?

Answers to be revealed tomorrow for Atlanta Nokia Siemens Network's Energy Day...