Educating Children About Energy Efficiency

March 12, 2010

Energy Star has created a great website for kids, designed to teach them where electricity comes from, why it’s important to save energy and how they can make a difference in the fight against global warming.

Not only is it colorful and engaging, but it’s really informative too! Did you know that 49 percent of our electricity comes from burning coal? Or that the average American household spends about $1900 a year on energy bills? Or that each home is responsible for 22,000 pounds of greenhouses gas emissions per year—twice as much as the average car? 

The good news is that every home that earns an Energy Star can keep 4,500 pounds of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere each year, according to the site. If you’d like to teach your kids why saving energy is a mission your family needs to adopt, take a few minutes to check it out. Who knows? You just might catch yourself quoting some fun facts around the dinner table!