If you thought the great BP oil spill of 2010 wasted a lot of energy, then you should realize that 75,000 average American households squander just as much energy every year. This stunning fact helps you get a better perspective about the enormous amount of energy wasted by the U.S. In fact, Americans waste 130 billion dollars of energy annually, which is enough energy to provide power to the entire United Kingdom for seven years.
Something needs to be done about this situation because it affects everyone. Fortunately, there are many things that you can do as a responsible global citizen in order to help put an end to this massive amount of waste as per this infographic by 99SmartHomes. First, there are a lot of daily habits that you can adopt that will allow you to not use quite so much energy every day. In addition, there are also a lot of eco-friendly products now available on the marketplace that will help you to control the total amount of your personal energy usage.
