Step1
Most people use a lot of electricity guzzlers around the house. Consider switching to Energy Star appliances when replacing household appliances. They meet EPA standards for better energy efficiency.
Step2
Replace regular high-wattage lightbulbs with energy saving ones. And look for choices in the near future between compact florescent and LED bulbs with soft, warm quality light.
Step3
Opt for solar, LED or battery-powered lights for outdoor lighting for great energy savings.
Step4
Install motion detectors for areas that are only used part-time (outdoors, hallways, etc.). They’re simple to install and help cut your costs.
Step5
Unplug electrical devices like phone chargers, power adapters, paper shredders, water fountains, toys, printers and copiers, when you’re not using them.
Step6
Install “green” insulation to make your home more energy efficient.
Step7
Use single-use, stretch-seal, heat-shrink plastic sheeting kits for windows during winter. It’s an inexpensive and easy way to seal warped or single-glazed windows and patio doors and can help you dramatically cut heating costs.
Step8
Check out the “solar oven.” Created to help people in developing countries decrease their dependence on wood burning stoves, it’s gaining popularity around the world. Direct and reflected sunlight is converted into heat and its even temperature helps prevent you from burning food.
Step9
For those of us with combined energy bills, water conservation can help lower your electric bill too. Try something different. Get and use a “toilet tank bank.” Hang it in your toilet tank and save almost a gallon of water with each flush.
Step10
To conserve water and lower your bills, install aerators on kitchen and bathroom faucets. Just one in a bathroom used by a family of four can lower daily water usage by 48 gallons per day (that’s 17,520 gallons annually!).
With energy costs constantly rising, these things will help to have big electric savings at home. Try a few and see.
Novice 
