How much energy does it take to wash your skivvies?

If you’re not sure, check out the Smart Energy House.  It’s a virtual house on the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel web site. You enter a few easy details about your own house, and it gives you an interactive, clickable way to see how much energy is used by various parts of your home.  There are lots of tips and tricks for saving energy here, too. For example, I clicked on the stove, and it gave me this interesting bit: “Use kitchen ventilation fans wisely. In just one hour, these fans can pull out a house full of warm air.”  That could really keep the furnace running in the wintertime!  Cool site!