| Like many topics, energy and water conservation | | | | or outside on the household's yard. |
| is very subjective. There is no truly best practice | | | | Installation Complexity |
| because: | | | | The level of difficulty for the average home |
| - what is best in one set of factors may not be | | | | owner to install the tip |
| best in a different set of factors (e.g. electric | | | | Installation Cost |
| tankless water heaters may be best where the | | | | The cost to the home owner to install / adhere |
| energy is supplied by a solar PV panel but not | | | | to the energy conservation tip |
| when it comes from a coal burning power | | | | Frequency |
| generation station), and | | | | The number of times the energy conservation tip |
| - each person has different beliefs and priorities | | | | may need to be repeated |
| (e.g. saving the planet at all costs vs saving | | | | Payback Potential |
| money at all costs vs anywhere in between) | | | | The relative potential for the average home |
| It can be very confusing reading all of the various | | | | owner to save money by implementing the tip |
| articles in newspapers and magazines and internet | | | | As well, it is hard to find a simple listing of various |
| blogs in order for the average Joe home owner | | | | energy conservation tips for the home which |
| to zero in on the energy conservation tips that | | | | uses all of the above attributes to allow the home |
| are important to her or him based on their own | | | | owner to very quickly find those which are |
| personal beliefs and desires. | | | | important to her or him. Keep looking. They are |
| So, what are the different attributes that could | | | | out there. Don't stop looking because of your |
| be used to categorize one home energy | | | | frustration. Saving your hard earned money by |
| conservation tip from another? Here are the | | | | taking steps to reduce the energy consumed in |
| different attributes we use to help distinguish one | | | | your house is too important to your wallet and to |
| home energy conservation tips from another: | | | | the planet for our future generations. |
| Energy or Clean Water Conservation Category | | | | To view the over 500 home energy and water |
| The type of energy reduced by the energy | | | | conservation tips we have collected which are |
| conservation tip or whether the clean water | | | | grouped by all of the above categories, simply |
| conservation tip related to usage within the home | | | | select the link below. |