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Where's the conservation in the Pacific Northwest?

Place

Potential savings
by 2025 in
average megawatts*
Residential lighting (switch to compact fluorescent bulbs) 530
Industrial motors, lights, process controls, refrigeration 350
Residential heating and air conditioning 290
Residential water heating 300
Residential appliances 155
Efficient power supplies for computers, phones, etc. 155
Irrigated agriculture( replace pumps, nozzles, gaskets, reduce pressure) 80
Vending machines and other ?packaged refrigeration? 70
Traffic lights (switch to light-emitting diodes ? LEDs ? from regular bulbs) 10
Exit signs (switch to LEDs) 45
Network PC power management 60
Municipal sewage treatment 60
Municipal water supply 20

* 1 average megawatt is equal to 1 million watts delivered continuously for a period of one year.
   1 average megawatt is enough electricity to supply about 600 electrically heated homes for a year.