Reduce Your Electric Bills

While this may sound like a no-brainer to a lot of people, there are many, who, for one reason or another fail to do this. If you’re really committed to saving your electricity usage and bills (all the while helping our environment), one good step would be to discuss this with your family members who [...]

It is but obvious that fall is the season when your home heating system goes in to high gear and the same would be true for the air-conditioning system come spring. In light of the fact that these two systems (i.e. heating and cooling) are amongst the largest energy hogs in most households, if you [...]

Many home owners are unaware of the fact that hot water pipes and ducts running through the house, especially the unheated parts of a house, if not insulated, can decrease the efficiency of the water heater. Assuming you’re still using a conventional, electric water heater – like most house-holds do, and not a solar water [...]

Did you know that solar water heaters – water heaters powered by free, renewable solar energy – can help you save hundreds of dollars per year on your electricity bills? In addition to the savings on your power bill, solar water heaters can also increase the life of your conventional water heater by making it [...]

Did you know that air leaks in your house can leak more than just air? Yes, they can leak your bank balance too, by reducing the efficiency of your air-conditioning and heating systems which results into mounting electricity bills. Check for air leaks throughout your house and seal as many of these – usually silent [...]

Many people are not aware of the fact that clogged air-conditioner and heat-pump filters can cause the efficiency of these electrical appliances to be drastically reduced. When operated with clogged filters, these appliances will consume more electricity to function. Periodic cleaning of the filters will result into not only lower electricity bills but also better [...]

Did you know that there are some electrical appliances in most homes that suck far more electric power as compared to the others? Unwise use of these appliances can inflate your electricity bill and punch a big hole right where it hurts – your bank account. Top three of these ‘power guzzlers’ are: Washing Machines [...]

With most American homes not having on-off switches on wall sockets, it becomes tedious and cumbersome for people to totally switch-off appliances that are not in use. Such appliances can create ‘phantom load’ on your electricity connection, waste electricity and run up your bill. An instantly deploy-able way of conserving electricity and lowering your electric [...]

Another way of conserving electricity and thereby, reducing your electric bills, is to use the green, energy saving light bulbs. Commonly known by many different names such as green light bulbs, energy-efficient light bulbs, compact fluorescents light bulbs (or CFL bulbs) etc., these bulbs can certainly help you save money on your electricity bills. Here [...]

Although this may sound obvious, many times we tend to miss the obvious: One of the most surefire ways of reducing electricity bills is to use less electricity. Unfortunately, your utility billing meter doesn’t care whether you’re actually using a device that is consuming electricity or not. So far as the meter is concerned, if [...]