Original storyboard for Energy Drips video

2. Drip drip drip.
The sound of a leaky
faucet.
Water being wasted.
Money pouring down
the drain.

3. These red lights are an energy equivalent
to the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet.

4. They show that
these devices
are still using
electricity, even
though you’ve
turned them
“off.”
Drip drip drip

5. If it can be
turned on with
a remote, it is
using
electricity.
Drip drip drip.

6. 75% of the
energy used by
your computer
happens when
there is no one
in front of it.
Drip drip drip.

7. The charge
time for a
typical cell
phone charger
is about 3
hours. The
other 21 hours
the charger is
plugged into
the wall is
wasted energy.
Drip drip drip.

8. In 1910 GE 1910
began
producing
tungsten
filament
incandescent
lamps. Model
Ts were also
coming off
Ford’s Detroit
assembly lines.
Drip drip drip.

9. 2010
Today’s
compact
fluorescent
lamps (CFLs)
use 50-70%
less light than
incandescents
while providing
the same
amount and
quality of light.

10. A warm and
cozy home.

11. Heating up the
neighborhood.

12. The warm glow
of your house.
The sound of
melting icicles.
Drip drip drip.

13. Warm air rises.
Keep that warm
air in your
house by
sealing leaks
going into your
attic.

14. Keep your heat
to yourself.
Make sure your
house is
properly
insulated.

15. Inefficient
furnaces and
water heaters
send a lot of
energy up the
chimney.
Drip drip drip.

16. $241 billion is
spent in the U.S
each year on
energy for
home use.
Splash!!!
This could be
reduced by
more than one
half through
more efficient
energy use.

17. Turn the sound
of drip, drip,
drip to ka-ching,
ka-ching, ka-
ching.
Plug your
energy leaks.