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ENERGY-GUZZLER [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operation of Electrical Facilities
  • Productivity and Profitability
CONT

The refrigerator is the single biggest power guzzler in most households. A typical refrigerator made around 1990, uses more than 900 kilowatt hours per year - that's the same amount of energy you would use by leaving a 1,250 watt hairdryer on for a month! And the older your refrigerator is, the more power it burns.

CONT

Air-conditioning is the biggest energy guzzler, by making adjustments, some buildings can even halve their total bill.

Key term(s)
  • power-guzzler
  • energy-guzzler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation d'installations électriques
  • Productivité et rentabilité
DEF

Éléments qui, dans [une] entreprise, sont responsables des gaspillages d'énergie, "monstres" qui s'opposent au rendement et à la productivité : les fumées qui s'envolent avec leurs calories, les mauvais réglages, l'absence de régulation, etc.

Spanish

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