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December 28, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Donna Scott-Martin

301-699-3500, ext. 6152

Check Out the Kill A Watt P4400 @ Your County Library to Save on Electricity

Largo, MD – The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS) now offers the Kill A Watt P4400 as a part of its circulating collection. The large LCD display counts electricity consumption by the kilowatt-hour, just like your local utility; therefore, you can calculate your electrical expenses by the day, week, month or year.

 
Since a fifth of our electric bills, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, come from items that are left plugged in when they are not in use, or items that are in standby mode, the Kill A Watt P4400 can monitor the energy eaters in our homes and cut down our electric bills at the same time. Connect your standard 115 VAC appliances (15 amps maximum) to the Kill A Watt monitoring device to determine their energy efficiency.

 
Is it time for a new refrigerator? Is that old air conditioner still saving you money? Kill A Watt can uncover power-wasting appliances that you can unplug so as to reduce your utility bills. This energy cost saving item joins our thermal mobile accessory -- FLIR ONE (for both Android and iOS) -- which adds infrared camera functionality to your mobile device to assess whether or not heat or cool air is escaping from your home, increasing utility cost. Go “green” at your library, and check out a Kill A Watt electricity usage monitor and a FLIR ONE thermal camera today.


About Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS), consisting of 19 branches, offers strategies for lifelong learning. Skills development library resources include: Rosetta Stone Library Solution, Lynda.com, Brainfuse’s HelpNow and JobNow, ArtistWorks for Libraries and Learning Express Library. Early literacy resources are: Ready 2 Read Centers, Ready 2 Read Backpacks, ABCmouse, AWE Early Literacy Stations, Beanstack, Playaway Launchpads and PebbleGo. All these services are free with your PGCMLS library card. Also, enjoy Minecraft, 3D printing, DREAM (Digital Resources for Electronic Applications in Media) lab, chess clubs and MAC (Manga and Anime Clubs) free at your library. Engage with us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube. Check out our mobile apps! Learn more about what your Library has to offer at www.pgcmls.info.