Energy Saving
Tips
Here are some more resources to
help you find ways to reduce your energy use.
Heating and Cooling:
- Weatherstrip and caulk
your windows and doors
- Seal and insulate your
home
- Consider installing a
Geothermal Heat Pump to heat and cool your home, save up to
70% on your heating and cooling costs.
- Clean your furnace's
filter monthly
- Consider buying an ENERGY
STAR furnace or air conditioner, insulating and sealing
ducts and relocating heating and air conditioning vents.
- Cover your hot water
heater with an insulation blanket
- Consider installing energy
efficient windows or storm windows
Saving Water:
- Reduce the temperature of
your hot water heater to 120F or less
- Install a low flow shower
head
- Solar hot water heaters
can reduce your hot water heating bill
- Wash clothes in cold water
- Run full loads in the
washing machine and dishwasher
- If available, use the
energy savings settings on your dishwasher and washing
machine.
- Consider air drying your
clothes. saves energy, money and keeps your clothes lasting
longer.
- Take a shorter shower
Computing Equipment:
- Learn how to set power
management on your computer
- Buy a Climate Savers
certified energy efficient computer
- Plug your computer
peripherals (printer, scanner, speakers, fax machine) into a
powerstrip and power down when not in use.
Electronics and Home
Appliances:
- Turn down the brightness
on your TV and computer monitor
- Look for and purchase
ENERGY STAR appliances and electronics
- Consider replacing that
old, second refrigerator in the basement - This calculator
determines how much energy your refrigerator is using
- Plug home electronics into
a powerstrip and turn off when not in use. Or unplug
appliances that you rarely use - when was the last time you
used that VCR?
- Don't keep your
refrigerator and freezer too cold. Set temperature between
36-38 degrees F and freezers at 0-5 degrees.
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