Tucker Schools in CBS Investigation of Electricity Waste

Lights are on but nobody is home.

Tuesday’s lead story on CBS Atlanta (WGCL-TV) was an investigation into the budget shortfall still plaguing the DeKalb County School District, specifically the $6 million overage in electricity.  Several Tucker schools were included in the report, which showed all sorts of lights inside and outside the buildings on at all hours of the night and during the time that most schools should be closed up. CBS Atlanta’s Chief Investigative Reporter Wendy Saltzman indicated that this was the scenario for schools all over DeKalb, but in her report she focused on a few in particular from Tucker: Brockett Elementary, Livsey Elementary, Tucker High School and Tucker Middle School. She also showed footage of similar waste at two schools nearby - …

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Cheryl Miller

11:28 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Also, if you watch the actual story as the link provides, you will feel foolish at the suggestion that these lights are on for security.   more ›

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Frugal Family: Saving Money When Cooling Your Home

The temperature's heating up, but that doesn't mean you need to burn money.

With highs in the mid- to upper-70s this week, many people would say the weather's just about perfect.  But, we all know that in Atlanta, we'll be facing the sweltering heat of 90- and 100-degree days before much longer.  Plan now in order to cool your home most efficiently and affordably this summer. According to Austin Energy, in the southern states, air conditioning can be 60-70% of your electricity bill in the hot summer months.  Each degree that you set your thermostat below 78 will increase your energy use by 3 or 4%.  Ouch! No one is advocating that you try to get through the summer without running your air conditioning, though.  But, there are ways to save on that bill while maintaining your cool. Michael Bluejay (aka "Mr. …

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