What are some helpful hints? What consumes the most energy/electricity throughout the house? Does a dishwasher use much? or a clothes washer?
2006-09-06 18:32:07 · 6 answers · asked by tcaz33a 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The electrician that came to my home to repair my box said that anything using refrigeration is a big one! Also, any appliances with an energy saver feature is a huge help. So, next time you buy, say, a window air conditioning unit or refrigerator, make sure you buy a unit with the highest energy saver rating possible. Lights, computers are not that expensive to operate. However, anything that heats up or has a heating element can be a wallet buster. We stopped running our central air and bought two window units with energy saver features that had high energy saver ratings. We ended up saving around 150 to 200 bucks on our electric bill per month. We were just as comfortable and those two units paid for themselves in just 2 months!
2006-09-06 18:51:41 · answer #1 · answered by Marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything with an electric element in it uses more elec. Dryers, toasters, irons, toaster ovens, hair dryers, heating pads, etc. To reduce your elec. bill cinsider everything that uses elec. See how you can better use it. Turn lights, TVs , radios, computers off when not in use. Do only full loads of laundry. If you have elec. stove use most efficient level of heat. When you open refig. get everything out at once that you need..reverse when you put them back. The more times you open refrig. door the more times the compressor kicks on. Good Luck.
2006-09-06 23:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Leslie S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use your appliances early in the morning or late at night. If you can hang clothes out on a line to dry rather then your dryer. Open your diswasher to air dry your dishes...Be smart and listen to your news and they will tell you what to do and there should be a notice in your billings every month on how to save...
2006-09-06 18:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Carol H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 Electric Energy saving tips
- Use only electrical appliances with good energy star ratings - what energy star rating looks like
- Reduce thermostats in electric water heaters to be set to 120 degrees for hot water instead of 130 degrees or more.
- Air dry your dishes instead of using dry function in dishwasher.
- Wash only full loads of clothes and dishes since full load wash takes up as much electricity as half load wash.
- Use microwave or grills when possible to cook your dishes instead of oven.
- Switch your old electric water heater to solar-powered water heater and save on electricity.
- Fit a flow-restrictor to your existing shower and save on your hot water.
- Use cold water when possible around your house.
- Fix dripping taps and pipes that are wasting your hot water.
- Replace your light bulbs with better energy-saving bulbs or new generation fluorescent tubes.
- Buy lower wattage bulbs for your house if possible.
- Use solar powered lights for your driveways and backyards.
These are 12 common ways to save on your household electric. While some appliances such as TV, radio, gaming consoles and others electrical appliances take up electric energy, they do not use as much as other electrical appliances that require heating and cooling elements, such as fridges, freezers, peronal heaters, electric water heaters, oven, air-conditioning and dryers. If you can restrict the use of electric appliances that require heating or cooling, you will already be saving on your monthly electric energy by a significant amount.
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2006-09-06 18:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of your computer.
2006-09-06 18:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
go to www.aps.com
2006-09-06 20:25:49 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋