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Go Green in Aiken, South Carolina

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Average Carbon Footprint for Aiken, South Carolina

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	14.05
High	37.14
Low	4.49

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	340
High	654
Low	213

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Aiken

1.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
2.	I will use my programmable thermostat properly
3.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
4.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
5.	I will turn off the lights in my hotel room
6.	I will turn off the water while brushing my teeth
7.	I will use a refillable water bottle
8.	I will recycle my plastic bags from the grocery store
9.	I will plant one tree
10.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's

South Carolina's four nuclear power plants typically supply more than one-half of the State's electricity generation.
South Carolina receives most of its coal from Kentucky.
Industry is the State's largest energy-consuming sector and accounts for nearly two-fifths of total energy consumption.
Two new nuclear reactors could come online in South Carolina by 2016, if licensing and construction go as planned.
Per capita electricity use in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide average, due in part to high air-conditioning demand during the hot summer months and the widespread use of electricity for home heating in winter.
South Carolina has adopted energy standards for public buildings and other energy-reduction goals that together are meant to reduce energy use by 20 percent from 2000 levels by July 1, 2020.

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