This type of light bulb lasts longer and uses much less electricity than old-fashioned incandescent bulbs.
What is an LED bulb?
Instead of using gas, this type of car runs on electricity, making it quieter and easier to maintain.
What is an electric vehicle?
Electric cars help reduce air pollution because they don’t have this part that gas-powered cars need to run.
What is an internal combustion engine (ICE)?
Electric co-ops can help grid efficiency by asking members to use less electricity during these times of the day.
What are peak hours?
Charging this type of vehicle at home costs less than filling up a gas-powered car.
What is an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid?
This type of stove heats up faster, is safer to touch, and doesn’t burn food onto the surface.
What is an induction stove?
When more homes use electric heat pumps instead of gas heaters, it helps reduce this type of emmission.
What are GHG emmissions?
If the power goes out, homes with this type of backup system can still have electricity.
What is a battery storage system or generator?
A smart thermostat helps save money on heating and cooling by doing this automatically.
What is adjusting the temperature when you're not home?
Electric lawnmowers and leaf blowers are better for neighborhoods because they reduce a type of pollution measured in decibels.
What is noise pollution?
Switching these tools from gas-powered to electric can reduce NOx, CO2, and PM 2.5 and make the neighborhood quieter.
What is lawn equipment?
Solar and wind energy can’t make power all the time. This technology stores extra energy so it can be used when needed.
What are batteries or energy storage systems?
Many homes waste energy when heating and cooling. What is one simple thing people can do to keep their energy bills lower?
What is sealing doors and windows or adding insulation?
People can control smart home devices like lights and thermostats from anywhere using this device.
What is a smartphone, tablet or computer?
Switching from furnaces to this high-efficiency electric technology, optimized for cold climates, can cut home heating emissions while reducing overall energy costs
What is a cold-climate heat pump?
This practice coordinates the charging times of electric vehicles to optimize grid stability and efficiency.
What is managed charging or TOU rate?
Instead of using gas or electricity to create heat, this type of water heater pulls heat from the air to warm up water, making it cheaper to operate.
What is a heat pump water heater?
When consumers replace internal combustion engines with electric alternatives this financial benefit results from having fewer moving parts and no oil or DEF to service.
What is reduced maintenance costs?
Switching from gas stoves to electric stoves improves the air inside your home because it reduces this type of pollution.
What is indoor air pollution?
This method of vehicle monitoring allows utility companies to manage the charging of electric vehicles.
What is telematics?