It’s time to think again on how to conserve electricity. One of the biggest motivators for conserving electricity is to cut down your electricity bills. By doing so, it will also save these valuable resource, energy and help stop global warming.

The idea of conserving electricity means that we should use it when necessary and avoid wasting it. Take a look around your house, any appliance that operates on electricity can be made more energy-efficient. By simply making a change to your daily habits are also effective ways to reduce the amount of electricity you use.

How can you save on electricity?

1. Lighting
• Turn off the lights: this is the simplest way and it really works. Be mindful of how many lights you really need to be using at once. When you leave the room, make a habit of turning off the lights.
• Embrace natural light: using natural light whenever possible. Open up your curtains and let the sun shine in. Exposure to natural light also increases happiness.
• Change bulbs: replacing regular incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent (CFL) or LED Bulbs is a big energy saver. Incandescent bulbs release 98% of their consumed energy through heat, while CFL and LED bulbs are much more energy efficient and last several times longer.

2. Appliances
• Unplug any appliances that aren’t in use: it keeps using energy, even when they’re switched off. Even an appliances as small as a coffee pot continues slowly sapping energy moment it stays plugged in. Using a power strip with a switch makes this easier, all you have to do is flip a switch instead of pulling 4 devices out of their sockets.
• Replace old appliances with energy-saving models. Usually newer models are designed to conserve more energy.

What do you do to save electricity at home?
Make a conscious list and get everybody at home to save, bit by bit and before you know it, you will be saving more!