Gadgets Get Efficient, But Does It Matter ?

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Most home appliances have become more efficient over the past 30 years, but those gains have been offset by the influx of personal computers, televisions and related devices, according to data released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In the latest update to its Residential Energy Consumption Survey, which is has updated periodically since 1979, EIA found that :

58 percent of U.S. homes had energy-efficient, multi-pane windows, up from 36 percent in the 1993 survey. 76 percent of the 114 million U.S. homes had at least one computer, 8 percent more than just four years prior; 35 percent had multiple computers. 68 million homes have energy-efficient compact fluorescent (CFL) or light-emitting diode (LED) lights. Unplugging the phone charger 44 percent of all U.S. homes had charged can make a difference in three or more televisions. Screen your energy use. size and average energy consumption per television continue to grow.
from the wall once the phone has

The bottom line? Our needs for the latest gadgets elevates our energy consumption, even with the onslaught of energy-efficient appliances in recent years. Our behaviors and actions will make the most difference. Natural Home offers the following simple tips for lowering yours : 1. Buy Energy Star computers, appliances and power adaptors, which can consume half the electricity of standard models. 2. Fully shut down your printer and computer when not in use. (Sleep uses standby energy.) Plug them into an easy-to-reach power strip so you only have to do it once. 3. Reduce. How many phones and remote controls do you need? 4. Unplug stuff you dont use.

5. Unplug the charger. Remove battery-powered rechargeable devices from their docks when fully charged. A charger without a device attached still pulls electricity.

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1. Title of the Article : Gadgets Get Efficient, But Does It Matter ? 2. Author(s) : Robyn Griggs Lawrence 3. Explain in two or three sentences why you have chosen this article. Nowadays, energy is the topis that many people talk about, from how to produce the energy itself to how to minimize the uses of energy. In this Gadgets Get Efficient, But Does It Matter ? article, the energy topic is the main topic and because of it I decide to review this article. Especially, in this article also talk about the energy that consumed by many home appliances and gadgets. Home appliances like TV, personal computer, AC, and etc are kinds of electronic tools which is I am sure that we already have it in our home even our private room. The energy that consumed by those electronic tools certainly not in small amounts. Because of that, I think by reading and also review this article, I can minimize the uses of energy that consumed by electronic tools at my home. 4. Explain briefly in four or five sentences what the article is about. The article is about elaboration of some datas that explain about the amounts of home appliances and energy-efficient used by American people and also elaboration of some tips for lowering the energy consumption when we use our gadgets or our home appliances. This article was written by Robyn Griggs Lawrence. Firtsly, Mrs. Robyn gives her opinion about the influx of any electronic devices although

most home appliances have become more efficient over the past 30 years. Then, she elaborate the datas about the amounts of home appliances and energy-efficient used by American people that sourced from Energy Information Administration (EIA)s latest update about Residential Energy Consumption Survey. Lastly, Mrs. Robyn elaborates about some tips for lowering the amount of energy consumption in five easy ways. 5. What is the writers message or purpose in writing this article ? The writers purpose in writing this article is to persuade the reader about lowering the consumption of energy when we use our home appliances or gadgets. The writer also gives some simple tips or easy ways to convince the reader that lowering the consumption of energy in our lifes is a thing which is very important to us. 6. Give your personal comment on the article as a conclusion of your article review. After read this article and also review it, I knew that energy is a thing which is very important for our lifes. Because of it, I realize that in using energy, we must know that energy will not always be available forever. So, I think, according to the five simple tips which is already given by Mrs. Robyn, we should do that tips in our everyday lifes. Why? Because the tips is very easy I think, such as fully shut down your printer and computer when not in use, unplug stuff you dont use, and also unplug the charger if your cellphone is fully charged. My conclusion is also that every people must read this article so they will know that lowering the consumption of energy is not difficult as they thought before.