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Energy use plummets on Super Bowl Sunday, study finds

NBC -- As millions of Americans huddle around TVs with friends and family this Sunday to watch the Super Bowl, they’ll neglect their laundry, skip vacuuming the carpet and abandon just about anything else that requires electricity, according to a new study. As a result, energy usage will plummet.

During the 2012 Super Bowl, which ranked as the most watched television broadcast in U.S. history with 111.3 million viewers, energy usage dropped 5 percent in the Western U.S. and 3.8 percent in the East, energy software company Opower reported.

The drop in energy consumption is the result of "two related phenomena," he told NBC News.

"One is the fact that we are exclusively focusing our attention in one room, on one appliance, at the expense of doing other energy using activities. Number two is we a

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wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,268 Points:696,880 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 1:20:00 AM Ignore wamster Report Abuse Although water and sewer providers will be on duty. Millions of toilets flushing at the same time during half time put a strain on the system.
leeac Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,606 Points:435,855 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:13:53 AM Ignore leeac Report Abuse Screw football. I'm glad I have better thins to do with my precious time.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,430 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:55:20 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Who wooda thunk! I'm with ExplorerWA!
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:799,200 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:38:45 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse Interesting........I'll be joining that group.
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,830 Points:644,225 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:15:27 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse The energy savings is spent elsewhere; bringing in pizzas, wings & other grub they consume during this event. A complete waste of time.
SVmike Champion Author California Posts:1,569 Points:319,195 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 2:46:54 PM Ignore SVmike Report Abuse Let's have a superbowl every week
gknee09 All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:985 Points:824,640 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:51:07 AM Ignore gknee09 Report Abuse very interesting
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,342 Points:162,925 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:52:33 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse Does this include all the increased toilet flushing from the additional beer and junk food people consume?
gafgar Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,068 Points:330,465 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:38:56 AM Ignore gafgar Report Abuse who paid for this stupid study?
fora_7 All-Star Author Montreal Posts:872 Points:208,455 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:35:09 AM Ignore fora_7 Report Abuse That is why so much money is spent on advertisement.
dangasman Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,032 Points:1,666,420 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:21:08 AM Ignore dangasman Report Abuse well then gas prices should drop. no cars or trucks will b running.
cmgodwin All-Star Author Raleigh Posts:939 Points:286,125 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:20:34 AM Ignore cmgodwin Report Abuse Interesting bit of trivia
Ticobird Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,241 Points:1,117,965 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:10:56 AM Ignore Ticobird Report Abuse That is an interesting statistic. I will come more to believing it if I see it repeated for a few more years.
gbs1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,011 Points:744,550 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:09:04 AM Ignore gbs1 Report Abuse Makes sense
merlinCO Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,650 Points:343,345 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:02:17 AM Ignore merlinCO Report Abuse More Football!
2962 Champion Author Omaha Posts:1,072 Points:395,135 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:56:05 AM Ignore 2962 Report Abuse Easy to believe....
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:10,472 Points:1,743,665 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:53:30 AM Ignore RochBear Report Abuse We should have more super bowls :) And as more and more people have the LCD TVs the power to run the TV set is going down too.
Tutootin Champion Author Toronto Posts:10,131 Points:3,079,380 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:49:35 AM Ignore Tutootin Report Abuse Fascinating!
MikeMotorhead All-Star Author Detroit Posts:752 Points:528,755 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:45:32 AM Ignore MikeMotorhead Report Abuse Hope it causes fuel prices to drop, but I doubt it.
techque Champion Author St. Louis Posts:8,665 Points:2,422,330 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:45:00 AM Ignore techque Report Abuse what about the spike a couple of hours advance of the game when everybody is preparing for and driving to parties?
PackerfanMN All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:912 Points:272,825 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:43:38 AM Ignore PackerfanMN Report Abuse What about all the energy used the day before getting your weekly chores done early so we can watch the game on Sunday?????
Kaiyne Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,349 Points:474,665 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:43:15 AM Ignore Kaiyne Report Abuse Why can't we do this everyday?
CharlieC08 Champion Author Colorado Posts:8,077 Points:1,486,075 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:42:39 AM Ignore CharlieC08 Report Abuse And after the game?
kishoreCA Champion Author Ventura Posts:3,129 Points:394,845 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:42:25 AM Ignore kishoreCA Report Abuse will this reduce gas price?
Old Timer Champion Author Akron Posts:3,752 Points:1,264,965 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:42:02 AM Ignore Old Timer Report Abuse Then, energy use catches up the next day.
mswillia Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:2,642 Points:574,080 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:41:39 AM Ignore mswillia Report Abuse so what
EnviroChemist All-Star Author Oklahoma Posts:735 Points:211,810 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:40:16 AM Ignore EnviroChemist Report Abuse Not really newsworthy.
fullauto Champion Author Reading Posts:5,330 Points:1,474,015 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:40:14 AM Ignore fullauto Report Abuse priorities rule EVERYDAY.
justme48 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,530 Points:513,520 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:39:46 AM Ignore justme48 Report Abuse Soooooooooooooooo.
Somis1 Champion Author Ventura Posts:13,696 Points:2,616,725 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:38:54 AM Ignore Somis1 Report Abuse One more aspect of the incredible SB hype.
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:10,149 Points:1,720,240 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:38:41 AM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse So it goes up before the game and down during the game. Somebody was desperate for an article.
DerTaubman Champion Author Detroit Posts:7,323 Points:1,531,970 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:38:09 AM Ignore DerTaubman Report Abuse Superbowl is a great excuse for a party day.
geezer Champion Author Albany Posts:21,334 Points:3,073,770 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:36:44 AM Ignore geezer Report Abuse fuel, everyone flushes whether we're watching a game or not.
jayrad1957 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:19,668 Points:1,599,440 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:36:36 AM Ignore jayrad1957 Report Abuse Not only that, it is the largest sales day of the year for guacamole.
treehood Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,054 Points:398,710 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:36:22 AM Ignore treehood Report Abuse I guess i'll watch the SB, it's an excuse to overeat a bunch of junk and get drunk. No, maybe i won't after all.
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,494 Points:734,370 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:35:36 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse What about water use when everyone flushes.
BigBearHug Champion Author Amarillo Posts:2,229 Points:489,980 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:34:50 AM Ignore BigBearHug Report Abuse surprised?
Soglaos Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:2,771 Points:741,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:34:49 AM Ignore Soglaos Report Abuse predicting the future. I love articles like this which mean nothing and serve no useful purpose.
Insuremn Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,962 Points:1,032,960 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:34:31 AM Ignore Insuremn Report Abuse A lot of speculation. No mention that they aren't driving their cars.
bisonjim Champion Author Florida Posts:1,070 Points:209,155 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:33:43 AM Ignore bisonjim Report Abuse Interesting
Skunk63 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,562 Points:560,245 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:33:08 AM Ignore Skunk63 Report Abuse Newsworthy?
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,984 Points:787,580 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:32:38 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse And water for toilets use goes up.
GoLancer4 Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,787 Points:441,615 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:31:22 AM Ignore GoLancer4 Report Abuse cool
csnvcas All-Star Author Illinois Posts:712 Points:169,865 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:30:42 AM Ignore csnvcas Report Abuse Ok
Ram4Sam All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:889 Points:548,120 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:29:26 AM Ignore Ram4Sam Report Abuse ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.................
Holly123 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,212 Points:792,160 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:29:24 AM Ignore Holly123 Report Abuse Seriously??
40mpgsaturn Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:2,500 Points:522,380 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:29:23 AM Ignore 40mpgsaturn Report Abuse Energy use down & water use up?
Spirits All-Star Author Florida Posts:911 Points:372,800 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:29:16 AM Ignore Spirits Report Abuse I guess to save energy we need more super bowls.
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,805 Points:1,234,035 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:29:14 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse what about all the juice those big screens are drawing?
melvindale Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,438 Points:351,230 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:29:01 AM Ignore melvindale Report Abuse I could have gotten the same conclusion with only the data 111.3 million viewers. Nobody does the dishes or other things during the super bowl.