Comments on: Little electricity guzzlers

By: Mobilt Bredbaand

Mobilt Bredbaand — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:51:10 +0000

I think most of us forget all the small things and how they add up. I read somewhere that you can save 10% on your power bill by not having things on stand by when you don’t use them.

By: rolo

rolo — Thu, 25 May 2006 12:25:34 +0000

We reduced our electrical bill from an average of $123 monthly to a measly $74 monthly average.

Shut off/got rid of outdoor dusk to dawn type lighting and any decorator lighting, have a CFL in the front porch light

Dryer usage: EVERYTHING is hung to dry, outside or inside then the dryer is used for only 5 minutes to soften our outing clothing IF NEEDED.

COMPACT FLOURESCENT BULBS WHERE EVER POSSIBLE

We live a simple life–not a lot of gadgets and electronics that need to suck up the electricity

GET RID OF EXTRA TELEVISIONS–keep one

We all use the same room (a novel concept-togetherness) in the evening for reading, studies, etc–saving on the cost of lighting up multiple rooms

Lights do not come on until it is TRULY too dark to see without them

The list goes on

One thing I have noticed when walking about at the end of the day: neighbors with 2000sq. ft. or more and every window is lit up from interior lights on EVERYWHERE. Amazing waste of resources. IMHO

By: We're In Debt

We're In Debt — Sat, 20 May 2006 02:41:04 +0000

We have two rechargable toothbrushes. After reading this, I am unplugging them immediately.

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fivecentnickel.com — Fri, 19 May 2006 04:15:17 +0000

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By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 18 May 2006 19:26:27 +0000

I agree with Dus10, don’t bother with the small stuff, even if it’s always on. You won’t save much. Get a electricity cost monitor (Kill-a-Watt is one example but there are others) so you can know what you are really spending. Focus on the big stuff: computers, A/C, clothes dryers, etc. Using a clothes line instead of a dryer once a month will save more than unplugging all your DVD players when not in use.

By: Dus10

Dus10 — Wed, 17 May 2006 12:50:31 +0000

I have a feeling that you will not see a large enough impact. I went crazy, several months ago, trying to reduce our electrical consumption. I would unplug the TVs and and switch off the surge supressor whenever the devices were not being used. I would run around the house turning off lights that my kdis left on. I was meticulous. Well, over the previous month, we used 1 kWh less electricity. It saved a measley 6 cents! That just wasn’t worth it. So, I have done more practical things. The largest impact comes from items that consume the most electricity. Clothes dryers are a huge one. Make a log of how many times the dryer is run. Then, try to cut that number down. We would throw clothes in the dryer in the morning to freshen them up before wearing them. That was a huge waste. Also, switch to CFL bulbs wherever possible. Try to optimize your use of central air/heat (regardless of whether it is electric or gas).