Northern Michigan's News LeaderKill-A-Watt Kit Reveals How Much Energy You're Actually Using

Kill-A-Watt Kit Reveals How Much Energy You're Actually Using

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By Alex Jokich, Reporter - bio | email

Think about the room you're sitting in right now and everything you have plugged in to your walls: a TV, maybe a toaster, perhaps even a hair dryer.

All of these items use energy.  Some even use energy when they're turned off.

But do you know exactly how much energy they're eating up on a daily basis?

Alex Jokich and Stephanie Adkins were live in Traverse City to explain a partnership between Traverse City Light and Power and the Traverse Area District Library that's making Kill-A-Watt meter kits available to the public.

(For more information on the Kill-A-Watt kits or to find out how to check one out, head to the link posted on the left.)

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