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Looking for ways to save energy? <a href="http://energy.gov/node/587248">Check out these tips</a> -- which include using a power strip and switching to ENERGY STAR appliances -- that every homeowner should try.

Looking for ways to save energy? Check out these tips -- which include using a power strip and switching to ENERGY STAR appliances -- that every homeowner should try.

Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use
Estimate the energy consumption and cost to operate an appliance when making a purchase. Investing in an energy-efficient product may save you money in the long run. | Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.com/wh1600.

Learn how to estimate what it costs to operate your appliances and how much energy they consume.

Sandia Cooler Blows Traditional CPU Coolers Away
The Sandia Cooler's innovative, compact design combines a fan and a finned metal heat sink into a single element, efficiently transferring heat in microelectronics and reducing energy use. | Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories.

The Sandia Cooler's innovative, compact design improves the way heat is transferred in microelectronics, earning it R&D Magazine Editor's Choice Award.

Super Cool Appliance Design Wins Student Competition
The winners of the Max Tech and Beyond competition -- a team of University of Maryland students -- designed and built a prototype for a wall unit air conditioner that showed more than 30 percent energy savings when tested in a lab. | Photo courtesy of Yunho Hwang, University of Maryland.

Energy Department contest challenges university students to design the next generation of energy efficiency appliances.

Are Energy Vampires Sucking You Dry?
Max Schreck in Nosferatu, presumably climbing the stairs to plug in some unused appliances. | Photo from Wikipedia | Public Domain in the U.S.

Tonight, ghosts, ghouls and goblins emerge to walk the streets and inspire scares, but while they’re out seeking sustenance (mostly in the form of fun-sized candy bars), an actual terror may be in your home, leeching off your energy supply.

Technology Partnerships Are Yielding Reliable, Cost-Saving Appliances
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's facility tests several water heaters at one time. Because of ORNL's accelerated durability testing, they estimate that 10 months of constant operation in its testing facility is comparable to 10 years of service life in a typical residential setting. | Photo courtesy of the Building Technologies Research and Integration Center, ORNL

Energy Department partnerships with industry are driving many of the product innovations that have made reliable and efficient water heating an affordable option for consumers.

12 Days of Energy Savings
Day 12: Drive Your Way to Fuel Savings

We're getting in the energy-saving spirit this holiday with tips for 12 days of energy savings.