Check out a home energy detector

Next time you're in the local library, check out a "Cut the Carbon" kit - and do some homework.
All 235 New Hampshire public libraries now have ready to lend, at no cost, home kits that come with a Kill-a-Watt energy detector, which can be used to assess the efficiency of your appliances and reduce their usage (with instructions on how to use it!), a worksheet that helps you calculate the energy costs associated with each device, as well as tips and advice to cut costs even further.
No library in your town? You can borrow a kit from the State Library in Concord (271-2392).
Once you're finished grading your home appliances, bring the kit back to the library for the next neighbor to check out.

This is homework to get excited about! If you take the carbon kit challenge, we'd love to hear about it. Tell us how easy - or not - the detector was to use and what you found out about your home. Heck, send us a sample worksheet to share with the community. You can post your results here or e-mail jmarx@cmonitor.com.