A few conservation tips:
1: Dispose of motor oil, paint and pesticides properly by taking them to a certified disposal or recycling site.
2: Switch to an ultra low-flow shower head. This could save you as much as 2.5 gallons every minute you shower.
3: Set your central air conditioning for 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Turning your temperature up to 78 from 72 degrees can save you hundreds of dollars a year. The savings are greater the hotter the climate.
4: In cold climes, turn the temperature down to 68 degrees Fahrenheit during the day when you're home, and 55 degrees at night and during days when no one is home. For every degree you turn your home's thermostat down you take about 2 percent off your energy bill.
5: If you want to keep it cool inside on a 90-degree day, close the shades and drapes to block the sun's rays.
6: Turn off unnecessary lights. Halogen bulbs and even incandescent bulbs actually give off a great deal of heat. Your standard incandescent bulb emits 90% of its energy as heat. The light it sheds is really just a by-product.
7: Replace your regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. They use just a fourth of the energy. Most take up a little more space than regular bulbs, but they will still fit in lots of light fixtures.
8: Look around your apartment for those black "wall pack" boxes (DC transformers) that are powering your portable TV, cordless phone, hand-held vacuum, answering machine, rechargeable tool, and electric toothbrush. As long as those boxes are plugged into the wall they are drawing 2-6 watts of power, even after the appliance is fully charged. (Don't believe me? Put your hand on one. It's warm. Yup, it's wasting electricity.) So unplug the wall packs for appliances that are not often used.
9: Repair leaky faucets.
10: Take a short shower instead of a bath. While a five minute shower uses 12 to 25 gallons, a full tub requires about 70 gallons.
2 comments:
I even think there are LED lights that will be coming out (already out?), that are super super efficient. Although, I think they are kinda expensive.
Yeah, those things are so cool!
$40 is a lot for a light bulb... but they last about 10 years, so you save a lot in the long run.
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