How to Reduce Home Energy Costs

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Compact fluorescent light bulb

Replace your old light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs. You can save over $30 over the life of the bulb. If every house hold in America replaced just one of their old light bulbs with a compact fluorescent light bulb we could light 300 million homes for a year. That equals $600,000,000 in savings per year and would also prevents greenhouse gas emissions of 800,000 cars.
Step 2

Digital thermostat

Set the thermostat 2 degrees lower in the winter and 2 degrees higher in the summer. This will save $98 a year. Install a programmable thermostat. Have the thermostat turn on when you are at home and off when you leave.
Step 3

Hot water heater thermostat

Lower the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120 degrees F. for every 10 degree deduction you can save between 3%-5 % in energy costs
Step 4

Take shorter showers. Showers and baths account for 2/3rds of all household hot water heating costs.
Step 5

Only wash dishes and clothes when fully loaded.
Step 6

Towel dry or air-dry your dishes instead of using the drying cycle on your dishwasher.
Step 7

Always buy energy star rated appliances. These products meet the strict guidelines of the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy.

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