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Dillon Gillespie
5:34 - 5:44
“Now let's get to the appliances that use a lot of power and often run for a long time. The 2 big examples here are space heaters and vehicle plug-ins.”
- Speaker
- Dillon Gillespie
- Timestamp
- 5:34 – 5:44
- Transcript
- GVEA: Home Energy Audit Basics
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Fairbanks
- Captured at
- November 4, 2026
From the transcript
These appliances can cause a noticeable jump when they run, but how often you use them matters more than how big they are. For example, going from using your wash 4 times a week to 2 times a week will cut your laundry electric usage in half. This seems simple, but it's a really important concept to connect what you're doing to your electric usage. Now let's get to the appliances that use a lot of power and often run for a long time. The 2 big examples here are space heaters and vehicle plug-ins.
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