{"id":9985,"date":"2020-07-24T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dukesafety.com\/schools\/?page_id=9985"},"modified":"2025-08-07T10:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:09:00","slug":"66204-energy-saver-calculator-parents-and-teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/safety.duke-energy.com\/schools\/kids\/games\/66204-energy-saver-calculator-parents-and-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"66204 Energy Saver Calculator Parents and Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Energy Saver Calculator For Parents and Teachers<\/h1><\/div>
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Before You Begin…<\/h2><\/div>

This calculator provides an estimate of the money that can be saved and the carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) emissions that can be prevented through some simple energy-saving activities. It relies on national average energy costs as the default. Users who prefer to replace these figures with their actual household energy data will get a more accurate picture of the savings that can be achieved.<\/p>\n

In either case, please keep in mind that savings figures are quite approximate. Actual savings will vary widely with household energy habits.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Finding Household Energy Costs<\/h2><\/div>

If your children\/students would like to enter actual energy data, help them gather their household’s electric and natural gas bills to find these three inputs:<\/p>\n

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  • Money Spent on Energy per Year.<\/strong> Estimate the household’s total annual cost for natural gas (if used) and electricity combined. If 12 months of bills are not available, a reasonable estimate will suffice. (Although transportation accounts for a major part of most households’ energy expenditures, it is not addressed in the calculator.)<\/li>\n
  • Cost per kWh of Electricity.<\/strong> If the electric bill shows multiple electricity charges or if the cost per kWh varies, divide the total charges for electricity by the number of kWhs used in the billing period.<\/li>\n
  • Cost per Therm of Natural Gas.<\/strong> If the cost per therm does not appear directly on the bill, look for cost per CCF, which is 100 cubic feet and roughly equivalent to a therm. If the cost per therm or CCF does not appear as a single number, divide the total cost for natural gas by the number of therms or CCFs used in the billing period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>

    A Note on the CO2 Figures<\/h2><\/div>

    CO2<\/sub> emissions are included in this calculator because CO2<\/sub> is a main contributor to global warming. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that an average household of two people in the U.S. is responsible for about 41,500 pounds of CO2<\/sub> emissions per year, and about 27,000 pounds of this is due to natural gas and electricity use. Using energy more efficiently can go a long way toward helping to reduce CO2<\/sub> emissions and slow the rate of global warming.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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