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ENERGY FACTS

• A chiller door left open for 30 minutes a day wastes enough energy in a year to power a lighthouse for nearly 4 days.

• A photocopier left on overnight wastes enough energy to make 30 cups of tea.

• The energy wasted from a compressed air leak the size of a match head is responsible for yearly CO2 emissions equal to the weight of an elephant.

• A computer left on overnight for a year creates enough CO2 to fill a double-decker bus.

• Office lights left on overnight use enough energy in a year to heat a home for 5 months.

• A 2ºC increase in office temperature creates enough CO2 in a year to fill a

hot air balloon.

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