Money saving on Electricity
June 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Money saving on Electricity
With no exception electricity bills are ever rising. A lot of fortune in our lives is spent on the electricity bills as everyone is well aware of the fact that electricity is the essence of our modern lifestyle. So use of electricity can?t be over looked, instead we have to give some thought to the ways for shrinking our electricity bills. Here are some tips for saving money on electricity.
Low power bulbs usage: Usage of a 100W bulb can be easily replaced with a 60 to 100W bulb, its all up to how we mold our habits. On replacing the bulb with a 60W instead of a 100W you might not notice the difference after a day or two.
Optimize Daylight Usage: Open the curtains and windows to te rooms during daytime, it is also pleasant for our mood. Balance the light coming into the room according to the warm or cool environment you want in your place.
Use Energy Saving Electronics instead of conventional Bulbs: You can easily replace the 60W bulb further with a 20W energy saver. All it comes to the ways of our living again. Although energy savers a little expensive to buy but being a little foresighted you will come to know that you will recover the extra amount you paid in about 1/10th of the energy savers lifetime.
Unplug appliances not working: There is a considerable loss of power when the electric appliances are left on standby power. Although the leak is minor but in the long run it will add up to a larger utility bill.
Plus one/ Minus one Formula: You can save a lot of money just by making a habit of keeping the thermostat of your heater in the winters. And increasing the a/c temperature by one degree in the summers. A mere one degree can add up to a large saving for sure.
Home made energy system: Last but the master of the plan is domestic power system. I have read online step by step guide on ?how to build home wind turbine?. I am a putting in here a link http://www.renewableenergysystemreview.com/ on guide to building domestic power systems, check it out some time.
Lets save power for our better future.
Technorati Tags : electricity power energy saving
Posted in Budgeting
I’d love to build a wind turbine outside my apartment. I’m very careful about saving electricity in the house when I don’t need it. I recently replaced all my light bulbs with energy efficient ones, as you recommended, and hope that they last longer than my others. I certainly saved on my energy bill when all but two of my lights died.
I’m slowly going green (or as green as I can be). We got a water tank installed. Solar Panels on our roof. And we’re buying that new electic car coming out. Welcome to the future.
http://www.confessionhub.com
Energy saving light bulbs are not as efficient as they’re claimed, you need to buy a bulb that 1/3 of the rating for a normal bulb not 1/5 as they claim. So for a 100w standard bulb you need to substitute a 35w energy saver.
S
Thanks for the great article and tips. I’ve started implementing a couple of things at home which really seem to be making a difference. One big change I’ve made is to put my geyser onto a timer so that it only switches on in the late afternoon and runs until about 8pm (our family tends to bath and shower in the evenings more). It then switches off until the next afternoon. When we go away we turn it off completely. This seems to be saving a lot which is great!
Nice article. I would also like to offer another tip. Though the LED bulbs are not inexpensive at this point, beginning a campaign to change out all your incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs will result in a savings. Also, in addition to using less energy, the bulbs last virtually forever. Thirdly, they produce NO HEAT, and so, with quite a few bulbs replaced in your home, it can even add to the savings by reducing air conditioner use. Thanks, Wesley at Round Rock Electricity
Saving Money, during this Economic crisis is very important, where every single penny (or dine) counts.
Solar Panels are very useful indeed, and while it costs some income on the individuals part, they will be saving a lot more Money in the long term.
I am beginning to take a huge interest to Solar Panels.
It is clear that they are indeed very effective, and are
a great way to save energy, especially during this
Economic crisis when so many Folks are cutting back in
order to save Money.
Many Folks, & Organizations whom use Solar Panels are
able to not only trying to save energy, but Money too.
But then it is for people, and organizations to figure
out what ones will benefit them, and how it will save
them money in the long haul.