Image by This can reduce your energy bills considerably, especially if you normally have things like TV on standby, air conditioning on low, water cooler still on etc - there's loads!
This can reduce your energy bills considerably, especially if you normally have things like TV on standby, air conditioning on low, water cooler still on etc - there's loads!
Another thing:
- Only buy electric items that you REALLY need. Is there a non-powered alternative? For instance, heated towel rails, hair dryers, electric razors and a host of other small electricals are not essential. So don't buy them! (And I won't even mention hot dog cookers and personal candy floss machines!)
- When you DO buy electricals, choose the most efficient model. Products vary a lot. Do your homework.
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Power strips with a on/off switch, and use the switch.. If you have an electric water heater, install a dual time adjustable on/off timer on it. They're available at most hardware and home improvement outlets. I set mine to come on at 5am then off at 8am, then back on at 5pm and off at 9pm. My electricity bill dropped by $25 a month after I added this to my water heater.
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I applaud energy awareness, but please get things in perspective.
With the exception of glass screen TVs, standby power is minimal for most electronic and other devices (LCD TV, CD players etc). A couple of Watts here and there add up to maybe 20W or so in an average household.
You'd do better at power saving by drinking two less cups of coffee a day and saving the energy needed to boil the water.
Of course, individual circumstances will vary.
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I think the point is to make every watt count. After all a watt is a measurement in time (one joule of energy per second).
People shouldn't feel as though it's OK to waste energy. Any amount of energy. Multiplied by millions of homes it all adds up.
Interesting site here on stand-by power from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the U.S.
http://standby.lbl.gov
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