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HOW TO USE THE WATT-MINDER TO HELP MEASURE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT?

The Watt-Minder, while designed to measure kilowatt usage of appliances and convert the results into a personalized cost of operation, can also be used to measure the amount of carbon dioxide (its carbon footprint) a specific appliance generates in relation to the amount of electricity it consumes. To do so simply program the pounds of CO2 per kilowatt into the Watt-Minder in place of the cost per kilowatt that you would normally do. You can obtain the pounds of carbon generated by a kilowatt of electricity from your utility supplier. The amount varies across the United States based upon the methods each utility uses to generate electricity (coal, gas fired, hydro, solar). In California, 1 kilowatt of electricity generates approximately .8 pounds of carbon dioxide. For Colorado, this amount is estimated to be more than double that of California to 1.84 pounds per kilowatt average. If you are unable to find the amount from your local utility supplier, the website Carboncounter.org can provide you with some state averages. With this adjustment, Your Watt-Minder will monitor your appliances and report the carbon footprint instead of the cost of operation.

In the event you are unable to locate the average rate of carbon dioxide generated per kilowatt of electricity for your state, we have provided these estimates below. These estimates provided from carboncounter.org

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Average C02/kilowatt hour

NOTE: In some states the rate of carbon produced per kilowatt is greater than .9999. The Watt-Minder is programmed to accept information on cost per kilowatt up to $.9999. If you are estimating an output located in a state that is less than .9999 pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour such as California or New York, simply enter the rate of CO2 per KWH in place of the cost per kilowatt and the Watt-Minder will provide you the CO2 output of your appliance for an hour, month or year. If the rate of CO2 produced in your state is greater than .9999 pounds per KWH, simply input the number after the decimal place. The results shown on the Watt-Minder for Hour, Month and Year simply need to be multiplied by 10 to derive the final CO2 output of your appliance.

For example, if you live in Texas, your state's average is 1.28 pounds of carbon produced per KWH. To use the Watt-Minder to measure your appliance's carbon footprint, simply input .128 in place of the Cost Per KWH. The resulting Hour, Month and Year results are then multiplied by 10 to arrive at your appliance's carbon output or carbon footprint.