How to Save Money on Electricity

The benefits of Saving Electricity are two fold – on one hand you are saving money on your electricity bill and on the other hand you are also minimising your carbon footprint.

Personally I am happy about minimising my carbon footprint, but even more happy to be saving $1000’s off my electricity bill per year.

Today I would like to look into ways to save electricity along with how it is that I save money on electricity. Over the years I believe I have easily saved myself upwards of $10,000 AUD on electricity bills from smart thinking.

Saving Electricity

• Minimises your carbon foot print.

• Saves $1000’s off your electricity bills.

• Allows you to keep your cash flow higher, leading to larger savings.

• Makes you aware of your other utility bills such as Gas Bills, Water Bills and other bills.

How to Save Money on Electricity

• Never leave lights on when you are not in a room, this could easily be the most efficient means of saving money on electricity.

• Turn your heating off while you sleep. Doing this minimises your electricity bill as you can snuggle up to keep yourself warm.

• Turn off all your idle appliances. As I sit here, I could easily find 20 powerpoints or items plugged into them that are still switched on – which in turn is charging us for sitting on idle, wasted money as such. I challenge you to turn off 5 power points or devices that are not getting used per day – and you will knock a couple of hundred dollars off your electricity bill per quarter.

• Don’t leave the outside lights on, this will waste electricity quickly for a moment of light when you come home. Install approach lights instead, so they come on only when you are there.

How much have you saved?

I would love to hear your stories of how you saved electricity and how much electricity you saved via new and improved saving electricity methods.

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