ways to save electricity at home
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Install low-flow showerheads:
Your shower accounts for about 30 - 40 percent of your hot water use. In addition to this, install aerators on your kitchen and bathroom taps. These two measures can reduce your water usage by as much as 50 percent.
Turn off your television, video, hifi, playstation, and other entertainment devices when they are not being used.
Do not leave your television etc in standby mode. Devices can use up to 90% as much power in standby mode as when they are on, so it is a serious waste of energy when a device is left constantly on standby. If you keep forgetting, consider purchasing a PowerSafer - a device which automatically cuts power to appliances when they go into standby mode.
Use a microwave to reheat food or to cook small portions. Although a microwave uses a lot of power, it does so over a very short time and so saves energy overall.
Hang your clothes out to dry rather than using an electric drier.
Do not put uncovered liquids into the fridge. Their evaporation will make the fridge have to work harder.
Cool cooked food before you put it into the fridge.
Take shallow baths and short showers.
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