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Household Emissions Calculator

Household Emissions Calculator

Current Emissions (as reported in the first 7,560 pounds of CO per year
2
section)

My Actions

Estimated Savings Estimated Savings

Selected Action (CO Emissions)
(Dollars) 2

Turn down my household's heating thermostat $15 annual savings 130 pounds of 2 percent of your
by 10 degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights. CO per year total emissions
2

Turn down my household's air conditioner $81 annual savings 753 pounds of 10 percent of your
thermostat by 10 degrees Fahrenheit in CO per year total emissions
2
summer.

Enable the sleep feature on my computer and $10 annual savings 153 pounds of 2 percent of your
monitor. CO per year total emissions
2

Wash my clothes in cold water instead of hot. $12 annual savings 173 pounds of 2 percent of your
CO per year total emissions
2

Replace 5 75-watt incandescent light bulbs $35 annual savings 623 pounds of 8 percent of your
with 20-watt ENERGY STAR lights. CO per year total emissions
2

I will start recycling newspaper, glass, plastic, 447 pounds of 6 percent of your
metal and magazines. Potential cost savings from CO per year total emissions
recycling vary by community. 2

If you took all the actions you selected above, 2,279 pounds of CO per or 30 percent of your total
2
you would reduce your annual emissions by emissions
year

If you took all the actions you selected above, $153 per year
your potential dollar savings would be*

Your new total annual estimated CO 5,281 pounds of CO per or 5,281 pounds of CO per year
2 2 2
emissions would be year per household member (average
emissions per person in the United
States are 20,750 pounds per year)

Emissions from waste and emissions savings from recycling are expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents.

* Potential annual dollar savings are approximations based on generalized assumptions. Please note that the
savings shown here do not account for the up-front cost of purchasing the energy-saving equipment or vehicles.

A spreadsheet version (Microsoft Excel, 7 MB, Microsoft Excel Viewer) of the calculator is also available; it includes
descriptions of the formulas used in each step of the calculator.

For an explanation of the assumptions and sources used by this calculator, click here. Keep in mind that average per
person emissions estimates or per capita emissions estimates are usually derived from national estimates of
greenhouse gas emissions, which include greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in the U.S., including industrial

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emissions (emissions from manufacturing of goods and services). As a result, if you compare your estimates from
the personal emissions calculator to per capita emissions in the U.S., they may differ significantly.

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