| People today are looking to keep more of their | | | | instead. Almost every home has at least one |
| money in their pocket, so what efficient energy | | | | computer, there area several strategies to save |
| saving home strategies will reduce your energy | | | | energy cost including simply turning it off. Just |
| bills today? A few simple changes made in your | | | | because your computer has a great standby |
| home can result in saving money on your energy | | | | feature doesn't mean you have to use it and the |
| bills. | | | | extra energy it takes. You will also add life to |
| Failure to apply some energy saving home | | | | your monitor by turning it off. |
| strategies cost people money everyday in their | | | | In fact let your monitor work for you by setting |
| homes. A hot water heater set above 60 | | | | the blank screen to automatically turn it off when |
| degrees centigrade or 140 degrees Fahrenheit will | | | | there has been no use. With this strategy alone |
| use more energy and water than if it is set lower. | | | | you could save between fifty to one-hundred |
| When the water heater is set above 60 degrees | | | | dollars annually on your energy bill. Dimming your |
| cold water will have to be added before it can be | | | | monitor screen brightness is another strategy to |
| at a temperature to use. | | | | save power cost for your computer. In addition |
| Just a quick glance around your house can reveal | | | | you will decrease the time your laptop uses up |
| energy efficiencies just waiting to be put in place. | | | | battery time. Purchase a new LCD monitor to |
| When you were growing up, you were probably | | | | replace your old CRT monitor that is not energy |
| told countless times to turn the lights off when | | | | efficient. The savings with the new monitor can |
| you leave an unoccupied room. How often are the | | | | be substantial with savings of 66 percent. |
| lights left on in rooms in your house and nobody is | | | | Energy saving strategies are waiting in your |
| there? This is one of the quickest ways to | | | | laundry room. If you have a top loading washer, |
| reduce your energy bill. Homes today, and I am | | | | when it needs to be replaced, do so with a front |
| sure yours as well, are full of electronic equipment | | | | loading washer. The front loading models offer |
| and gadgets. These pieces of equipment should | | | | energy and water efficiencies. Hang your clothes |
| not be left own. | | | | on a clothes line for drying rather than placing |
| Even in the standby status energy is being used in | | | | them in the dryer. It is wonderful for your clothes |
| a certain amount. Leaving equipment in standby | | | | and requires only natural source of energy that is |
| rather than turning if off can be as much as 5-10 | | | | free. |
| percent of your energy cost. A microwave not in | | | | These efficient energy saving house strategies |
| use but left plugged in still uses energy. When the | | | | can make a difference in your home today. You |
| microwave is not in use unplug it from the power | | | | will enjoy substantial savings on your energy |
| source. If you are concerned about not having | | | | expenses while making your world a much better |
| access to the clock on the microwave, be smart | | | | place to live in. |
| purchase a battery operated clock for use | | | | |