Question: Is there a way that you could possibly?

Question

use rechargeable lamps at home instead of electricity and actually save money. In the state I live in they went up on the electric bill again. What helpful things are you doing to save money on your lightbill each month. Thanks

Answer 1

I live in a one bedroom apartment and I found out that if I turn the air conditioner completely off while I'm at work I can save a huge amount on my bill. I might be saving 30 bucks a month right now. I would actually bet it's more than that.

If It gets up to 95 or 100 degrees outside on a sunny day my apartment gets up to about 82 degrees after about 12 hours without AC. It doesn't take very long to cool the place back down when I get home. So I can't justify just letting the thing run while I'm gone.

Answer 2

What you have to consider in doing that is not only how much you save in your electricity bill, but how long it takes to recoup the cost of your rechargeable lamps.

I have changed my incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescent bulbs. They are more expensive enough than the old style incandescents that I personally will not save much if anything on my electric bill, but that is not why I choose them. I decided to use them so that I would consume less electricity, and so that the US will use less oil or gas to generate electricity.

One thing I do is to use solar power in lieu of electricity whenever possible. I use a solar clothes dryer (clothesline) and a cordless screwdriver (muscle).

I also use a solar cooker. You can find sites on line with instructions and plans for building them. This is a box-type cooker, not a parabolic dish or mirror. It works on the same principle as the way your car gets roasting hot inside, when you park it out n the sun. They are inexpensive to make, using only cardboard, black paint, aluminum foil, glue, and an over roasting bag like you use for cooking the Thanksgiving turkey.

It's a slow cooker. It only gets up to about 325 degrees, so you can't burn anything. It saves power two ways. I don't have to run the over (gas, or electric) to cook with, and then because I didn't heat up the house, I don't have to turn on the air conditioner to cool things off again.

Give it a try! Check out those sites about solar cookers. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Answer 3

I dont know about lamps, but I turn my hot water heater( electric) off every night after everyone has taken their showers. Then I turn it back an hour be4 I am going to need it the next day.This has dropped my bill up to $20 a month. A gas heater temp. can be turned down to like maybe 100 or whatever is comfortable.Use less water this way cause ur not adjusting the temp as much.

Answer 4

If you don't use certain appliances very much, then unplug them when you are not using them. I'm not sure how much energy that saves, but I know it saves some. Turn off lights when you leave the room, if you can open the blinds to let light in rather than use electricity, let your hair dry naturally, etc.

Answer 5

stay gone all the time and use the house to sleep and bath your bill will have to drop if you are never home.

Answer 6

Candles?