I need good tips on lowering my electricity bill?

Answer 1

Do not leave your appliances in the "standby" mode (when the red light is on), always unplug them if not using; change all bulbs in the house to "energy efficient" ones - you can buy them in any supermarket - they are a bit more expensive, but it works out cheaper in the long run & on your bills. Use your automatic electrical appliances at night (like washing machine, dishwasher, etc.) - after certain time (I think after 11pm) the electricity is cheaper - also for this purpose you can buy electricity chargers - charge them at night, use the electricity when needed (you can find more info on them on-line). Also you can buy sun -powered batteries - charge them in the sun during the day, use the power when needed. As a long- term investment I would reccoment to install sun-panels on your house or in the garden (there are separate ones to heat the water and ones for central heating as well - this is an expensive option though)

Answer 2

Of course the light bulbs, and turn them on only when you are in a room, don't leave outside lights on, turn them on only when you need to see. Reletively inexpensive is a timer for your water heater (if you have an electric tank style), you set the timer to off except when you need it. You have to experiment some to determine the optimum "off time". Turn OFF the AC, not down. If you have electric heating (heat pump, etc.) set the temp to 65, and close off the vents and close the doors in any rooms not in use (exept where the thermostat is). Use a small radiant style space heater if you can't tolerate 65, radiant heat when pointed at you warms you, not the air. Cold water wash, and don't use an electric dryer. You can hang clothes outside, inside, in the basement, garage, etc. Use a power strip on tv's computers, stereos and turn off the power strip when you finish using. Any device with a remote control, or display (clock) is on standby power when "off". Unplug "power supplies", laptop's, cell phone chargers (they have a "box like" device on the supply cord, some are right at the plug others are "in line" and usually sit on the floor. Lose the cordless phone at home and go back to a traditional phone that you don't plug into a wall outlet (the power comes from "Ma Bell") Keep your freezer full, you can put water bottles in it to take up space, an emply freezer uses more energy. Use a toaster oven any time you can instead of your regular oven. Us a crock pot, electric fry pan, "Forman" style grill whenever possible. A coffee maker with a thermal carafe, does not use energy to keep the coffee hot, once it brews, it turns off (coffee makers use alot), if you only need one or two cups of coffee consider a maker for one cup at a time only. All small things add up...unplug the alarm clock in the guest room, unplug the night light where it's not needed and off during the day, a 4 watt night light on 24 hours a day uses about 29 killowatt hours per month (if you pay 15 cents per Kwh, thats $4.35 per month).

Answer 3

The new fluorescent light bulbs available now are great to lower your electricity bill. Thy come from 40 watts up to 150 watts now ,also now you can get 3 way bulbs 50 -75- 100 watts. Just one examble of savings a old style 150 watts bulb now in fluorescent only uses 45 watts , that's a lot energy saved. Also the new fluorescent bulb will last longer.There are many outher
things you can do to save on the electricity bill, I suggest you go
to www.electrical energy.com on the Internet, because there are many....OK......... Have a good energy savings day ......MEL...

Answer 4

besides what has been told allready, I learned a few things-thank you posters, how about you seal off all your windows and unused doors with plastic wrap? Also you can put a bale of hay infrount of any basement windows you have because this will help block air that is seeping in threw the windows, and check for any foundation cracks or holes in the basement or if your living in a one level home floor that needs to be filled in. One more thing that I didn't see posted is you can set your room temps between 65 and 68 degrees.

Answer 5

I stopped washing my clothes in hot water and it seem to drop the electric bill, also make sure none of your vents are shut of. this could keep your furnis running longer because it thinks that room is still cold. changing your light bulbs cost more for the bulb itself but will lower your electric bill also,.

Answer 6

If you live up here in the Northeast you'll just have to bear and grin! Our politicians aren't going to do anything about it except collect their "special interest checks"! National Grid charged every customer a $4.50 charge on last months bill for gas we never used! Their story was they were recoupping "fees" associated with purchasing gas in "anticipation"! What kind of rip-off is that? If we can't sell it because the market doesn't allow us we'll just charge them anyway! Join the crowd my friend!

Answer 7

I changed out all my old light bulbs for the new energy efficient ones and my bill went down 30$ a month. I also keep all lights and televisions off when I'm not in the room and adjust my heating and cooling to conserve energy.

Answer 8

Also only use cold water to wash clothes. Hang dry them as much as possible instead of using a dryer.
Hang room darkening curtains and keep them shut while you are out to keep your place cooler during the day.

Answer 9

Too many ways that you may just lose your patience. Conserving energy is a way of life. You need to make it a habit. If you look everywhere in your house and realize that every electron passing is burning your dollar, you will take all the step to reduce your consumption.

Answer 10

change all of your light bulbs to the new energy efficeint ones. Check your windows and make sure they are not letting air get through. Lastly leave your heat on a moderately low setting and instead of turning it one try wearing a sweatshirt...