Saving Money via Saving Energy
February 19, 2010
If you listen to the news even once in awhile you have heard the words “global warming” and “air pollution”. Whether you believe in global warming or not, you have to see that air pollution is a bad thing that can and does make people ill. Saving energy will reduce the demand for what is called fossil fuels like natural gas, coal, and oil. When you burn less fossil fuels, there will be lower emission of carbon dioxide, which is a major pollutant, thus reducing air pollution.
Today, there are many ways you can save energy without giving up comfort by way of using new household products created to actually save energy. This may be hard to imagine, but every American creates close to 40,000 pounds of CO2 every year. When that is broken down, it shows that Americans use right at a million dollars worth of energy each minute. By utilizing a few changes in your home, you can greatly reduce the amount of CO2 you produce as well as save money on your utility bills.
Start with your heating and cooling systems. You should set your thermostat at 68 degrees during the day and 55 degrees at night during the winter months, whereas in the summer the thermostat should be set at 78 degrees day and night.
Clean or replace the air filters is a good way to save energy. When the filters are dirty, the heating or cooling unit has to work harder to keep the house warm or cool.
Now on to home appliances. Refrigerators are electricity hogs and use close to 20 percent of the electricity used in homes across America. Keeping the thermostat at 37 degrees for the refrigerator and 3 degrees for the freezer is best. If your refrigerator has an energy saver switch, make sure it is turned on. All seals on your refrigerator and freezer should be clean and tight.
Instead of washing clothes in hot water use warm or cold water.
The dishwasher should be full and the energy saving setting should of course be used and let the dishes air dry. By not using the drying cycle of the dishwasher, you are saving on your electricity bill.
Your water heater thermostat should be set at 120 degrees instead of 140 degrees. Just this small change can save 600 pounds of CO2 each year if you have an electric water heater or if you have a gas heater 440 pounds.
When you are searching for new appliances look for the most energy efficient models with the Energy Star Label. This label ensures the product will save energy and prevent pollution.
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16 Comments to Saving Money via Saving Energy
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There are many new energy efficient appliances that not only save you money on energy, but don’t pollute the envirionment either.
Good article on saving energy , keep it up
saving is a good habit.
A device that makes it easy to switch your appliances off at the plug, saving energy and money
it is a wonderful idea.
I agree that regular maintenance and regular cleaning of our appliances can reduce energy consumption and this will surely benefits the mother earth.
Making sure you switch off in-time can save a lot of money using CFL Tubes can also help and saves our environment
Yes its true, Proper and regular maintenance can reduce the electric consumption of your appliances.
It’s hard to use cold water for washing clothes
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Saving money is one of the best job ….
I have some ideas that I’ve gathered in saving money but this one would really give a huge help as a mom like me that needs to budget everything.
Thanks for this tips. It will really come in handy.
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Hitting two birds in one stone.
Saving dough and saving the earth.
Sad to say that most people are just plain indifferent. I wonder if change is possible.
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Using cleaning materials with chemicals is not bad, but we must limit using it.
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There are multiple ways of saving energy if someone is willing too.
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