Practical Ideas You Can Utilize To Decrease Energy Consumption At Home

There are several things that the ordinary person can easily do to help save on the total of electrical power consumed in their own homes

. They don't call for taking severe actions, but when taken into account, they all add up a noticeable energy savings. Start looking all over your own home and see if you can put some of these easy energy economizing ideas to beneficial use.

1. Do not leave lamps and lights burning if they are not in use. Switch them off. Our parents were on the right track when they told us to switch off the lights when we were kids. In addition, don't forget and leave the outside lights turned on when retiring for the night.

2. Try to use a reduced wattage light bulb every time you're able to. Do you really need to use a 100 watt bulb when a 60 or 75 watt bulb would be adequate?

3. Exchange all the bulbs in your home with electricity conserving fluorescent bulbs. The price has come down the on screw in kind of fluorescent bulbs, which makes them much more economical for everyone.

4. Unplug any unused home appliances. The majority of our modern day appliances stay in a continuous state of "warm-up" setting. They draw power all the time, so they can come to life immediately when switched on. Television sets, video game systems and stereo systems are common culprits of this. While it might not be realistic to unplug the TV in the living room or den, the one in the spare bedroom should be left unplugged until your next visitor is prepared to use it. This also applies to gaming systems and stereos which are not put to use on a daily basis.

5. Never fail to unplug cellular phone chargers, or any kind of charger for that matter, right up until you are prepared to use it. They draw electricity all the time.

8. Don't leave a regular light burning through the night, if you can do with with a small watt nightlight instead. A small nightlight generally uses 4 watts of electricity. Compare it to a normal 60 watt light bulb, and it is just good common sense to use the nightlight while you're asleep.

9. Turn off your personal computer when it is not in use. Be sure to turn off the monitor until you return to your computer. Don't leave the house, or just walk away from it for hours, and let it sit there silently using electricity.

10. Have a look at the appliances in your own household. Stop and place your hand on them to find out what they feel like. If it seems warm, and it isn't switched on, the appliance is just sitting there pulling electricity with no reason other than to make your electric bill go up. If it isn't something that you use everyday, unplug it. It only takes a second to plug it in the next time you want to use it, and it will help with your energy reductions.

11. Throughout the day, open the window blinds and draperies to let natural light into your home. You may have enough light during the day, simply from natural light entering from outdoors, that you do not even have to switch on a light bulb.

by: Katherine Hupp

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