Today, many more people are increasingly aware of the amount of energy they used up everyday and what effect it was having on our planet. If you are one of these people and are looking for a way to help out with the environment and reduce your energy usage, here are 6 simple steps to helping you cut back on the amount of energy you use.

1. Switch off all of the lights in your home that you are not using, and can you do with few lights? For the next month try to making a real commitment to stick to it and compare your current power bill with next month’s and see how much money you could really save over the long term just by doing this simple adjustment.

Your mother probably taught you to turn off the lights when you are not in a room, and mother always right. Even with low wattage bulbs, it can help to make a difference to keep them switched off when they are not in use.

2. Replace your old thermostat with a digital programmable thermostat if your home doesn’t have one. This way, you can set the thermostat to run the heat or air conditioning less when you are at work, and then set the temperature to go back to comfortable levels just before you return home. If the system is not running all day it will cut back significantly on the amount of energy you use.

3. Use solar energy whenever you can. If you use outdoor lights, then switch these over to run on solar energy. You can also get a portable solar charger that can charge up small appliances like cell phones and laptops. Although some people primarily use these devices on the move, you can also routinely use them in the home as well.

4. Reduce your hot water consumption. You can accomplish this by using warm or even cold water to wash your clothes and hang up your clothes outside to dry, it will smell fresher too.

5. Make sure all the bulbs in your home have been switched over to the low wattage compact fluorescents. The old style incandescent bulbs can almost triple your energy usage. Also, have outdoor lights with the capability to tuen on at night and able to turn themselves off during the daylight hours. This way even if you forget to turn the light off it will not be operating all day.

6. In wintertime, open your drapes on the sunny side of your house to let the sun in to warm your home, you will be astonish how much energy you could save. And naturally you do the opposite in the summertime and close the drapes to keep the sun out.

Just stick with these simple steps and you will be able to cut down on your energy use. Not only will you be working to save the environment, but you will also be reducing your utility bills as well.

By: Riki Chon

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