{"651665":{"#nid":"651665","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"2021\u0027s Most \u0026 Least Energy-Efficient States","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EValerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Professor of Natural Systems,\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;a joint appointment in the School of Public Policy and the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was interviewed for the article, \u0026quot;2021\u0026#39;s Most \u0026amp; Least Energy-Efficient States\u0026quot; published Oct. 12, 2021, on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EWalletHub\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn excerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest mistake consumers make is to think that the first step is to buy new equipment or technology. There is a lot that consumers can do to save completely free energy. People can run their homes with energy efficiency in mind. Some big energy-saving tips: heating and air conditioning use a lot of energy, so look for ways to turn that way down. When you leave the house, you can turn the heat or air conditioning off or way down.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35926","created_gmt":"2021-10-13 15:16:48","changed_gmt":"2021-10-15 14:26:54","author":"schurchman3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"gt japanese","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/most-and-least-energy-efficient-states\/7354#expert=Valerie_Thomas","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649761":{"id":"649761","type":"image","title":"Valerie Thomas","body":null,"created":"1629208349","gmt_created":"2021-08-17 13:52:29","changed":"1629208349","gmt_changed":"2021-08-17 13:52:29","alt":"Headshot of Valerie Thomas","file":{"fid":"246633","name":"Valerie Thomas_Square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Valerie%20Thomas_Square_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Valerie%20Thomas_Square_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":455435,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Valerie%20Thomas_Square_0.jpg?itok=TZx3kozq"}}},"media_ids":["649761"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}