Why Conserve Electricity?
1. Electricity costs are going up all the time. By conserving you electrical use, you can reduce your electric bill.
2. If you are considering a solar powered generator for your home, the small the use of electricity the smaller the solar generator needed. This will save you money when installing your new solar power unit.
3. It makes going green less expensive and easier to do.
Some Ways To Conserve Electricity
1. Improve your homes energy efficiency through better insulation and using improved energy efficient windows and doors. Through this effort your electric consumption should be reduced.
2. Use a programmable thermostat. Set this thermostat so that you are just comfortable. The difference one degree of heat or cool can be very expensive. So be conservative when setting this instrument. If you are comfortable at 76 degrees then don’t set the thermostat at 75 degrees. And wear warmer cloths indoors during the heating season so you can be comfortable at lower temperatures.
3. Use fans to move the air and make you more comfortable at higher temperatures. Fans can reduce your cost by reducing your air conditioning and heating use.
4. Your kitchen can consume about 26% of you electric use. A few things you can do to reduce this is:
- Be sure the door seal on the refrigerator and freezer works properly
- Use a microwave instead of the oven and stove
Reducing your electric consumption will reduce your electric bill and reduce the cost of you solar power instillation.