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5 Smart Ways to Conserve Electricity Around Your Home

  • Perla Irish
  • March 2, 2020
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  1. Use a Fan Instead of Air Conditioning
  2. Dress Comfortably According to the Season
  3. Check Your Windows to Conserve Electricity
  4. Replace Your Light Bulbs
  5. Lower Your Thermostat
  6. You’ll Never Dread Your Electric Bill Ever Again

On average, Americans spent $183 per month on electricity in 2019. Learning how to conserve electricity will help you save money you’d rather spend elsewhere.

As of 2019, the average annual cost of electricity in the United States is $2,196. Any efforts you invest in energy conservation will eventually make a dent in your electricity bill.

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5 Smart Ways to Conserve Electricity Around Your Home

Being mindful about conserving energy isn’t just good for your bills—It’s also good for the environment. You deserve to know you’re doing the best you can for yourself and the world.

Here are some easy tips for saving electricity/energy:


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  1. Use a Fan Instead of Air Conditioning

Using a fan instead of air conditioning helps you save on your electrical bill. After all, fans only use a small fraction of the electricity that air conditioners require.

A ceiling fan can reduce a room’s temperature by 10 degrees alone. Save your air conditioning for truly sweltering days.

  1. Dress Comfortably According to the Season

Anyone who knows how to save electricity wears comfortable clothes. Being comfortable in clothing includes dressing up or down according to the weather.

Dressing strategically helps you regulate your body temperature. Then you’ll be less likely to turn to heat, air conditioning, or other notorious electricity-suckers to feel good.

Bundle up in blankets and fleece during colder/winter months. During warmer seasons, wear shorts, tank tops, and non-restrictive clothing.

  1. Check Your Windows to Conserve Electricity

Mounting low-E coating storm windows as interior panels or extensions will stop air from passing through. They’re also called low energy windows because they improve energy efficiency.

Air leakage is minimal with energy-efficient windows. This means less heat loss during the winter and more cool air inside during warmer weather, which also means you’ll save on energy bills.

However, investing effort into maintaining home windows will still help you save money on electricity. For instance, replacing the seal on your windows will prevent further air leakage. Learn more essential window maintenance tips at the aforementioned link.

  1. Replace Your Light Bulbs

Why is replacing your regular incandescent light bulbs one of the best electricity-saving tips? It’s because these light bulbs consume much more energy than you think.

Fortunately, there are alternatives such as light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs) and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Both options use significantly less electricity and last longer than incandescent light bulbs.

  1. Lower Your Thermostat

Lowering your thermostat by 10 to 15 degrees can also lower your electrical bill. You’ll get the most out of this practice if you do it for at least 8 hours. If you do this repeatedly, it’ll help you save even more money.

Try lowering the temperature when you’re not home. You could also do it while you sleep and bulk up on blankets to make up for the heat.

You’ll Never Dread Your Electric Bill Ever Again

According to the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), the average American household paid 12.70 cents per kWh of electricity in 2019. Whenever you conserve electricity, you decrease the amount you pay in the long-run.

Pro-tip: Clean or fully replace your furnace filters. Dirty filters decrease your heating system’s efficiency and make your furnace expend more fuel than necessary.

Beautify your surroundings—read more of our home improvement articles. It’ll inspire you to transform your living space into a personal paradise.

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Perla Irish

Perla Irish, who is more familiarly known as Irish, is the Content Manager at Dreamlandsdesign.com. She loves following trends around home and garden, interior design, and digital marketing. Through this blog, Irish wants to share information and help readers solve the problems they are experiencing.

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