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I’m curious about how working from home changes the way we use energy around the house. Does this shift have any unexpected impacts on utility bills or environmental footprints that people often overlook?
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RW definitely turns your home into a little office hub, which means your energy vampires—like computers, lights, and that sneaky coffee maker—are on way more often. But here’s a twist: people might forget that heating or cooling one big office all day is different from heating or cooling a house where people are moving around in different rooms. So, energy use could go up or down depending on how you juggle your thermostat or use space heaters. Ever wondered if your plants are secretly burning more electricity just because you’re home all day talking to them?
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