Żaneta Mucharska How to Save Energy?

Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. They don’t have to be very priceypriceypricey in order to be efficientefficientefficient. If you still wonder how to save energy, check the solutions below and be eco‑friendlyeco‑friendlyeco‑friendly.

Turn off

If you don’t watch TV, switch it off. If you don’t use a computer, switch it off. It may be very obvious, however, many people keep forgetting about it. Moreover, you can try to do the same with water. If you brush your teeth or wash your hands with soap, turn the water off. Don’t wastewastewaste it!

Talking about electricityelectricityelectricity, it would be great to use green energygreen energygreen energy, for example, solar panelssolar panels [a solar panel]solar panels on the roof. However, if you can’t do it, there is another way to save energy. How many times have you left your phone chargerphone chargerphone charger in a socketsocketsocket after charging? It’s a smart to unplugunplugunplug unused electronics, because standby powerstandby powerstandby power can be 10% of the average annual electricity useelectricity useelectricity use.

Go LED

If you haven’t done so yet, buy LED light bulbs and when your old light bulbs stop working, replace them with LED ones. According to Gorrey, “LED bulbs are about six times more efficient and generally last much longer.”  You also should use natural light from the sun as long as it’s possible.

Take showers

Trying to have a shower instead of a bath? Great! Showers save much more money than baths. Replacing at least one bath a week with a 4‑minute shower could save you money. 

What’s more, check if there is no water dripping from your tap. Otherwise, you should fix the broken tapfix the broken tapfix the broken tap immediately, because it wastes water and money. It’s not complicated, ask your parents to help you.

Full loads

First of all, wash your clothes in a fully loaded washing machine (¾ full). Then, try to reduce the load to one load per week. Finally, switch from hot to cold water, as heating water uses a lot of energy. It can account for about 14% of the average energy bill.

Keep heat

Unless you live in a brand new house, you may lose heat because of gaps around old doors or windows. Cold air gets into a house. If you want to save on energy billssave on energy bills [save on energy bill]save on energy bills, you should invest in professional windproofing, or try to do it yourself, which will be much cheaper.

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