STANDBY MODE OF APPLIANCE

In most of the case, the source of waste is not noticeable and not detected. Many home or office appliances user has the habit of using remote control which is so convenient in operating. I always call remote control as a lazy man’s tool.

My piece of advice : Switch off your TV, DVD+CD Player, Computer, Printer, Sound System etc at the power socket. Please do not leave them on standby mode. On standby mode, your appliance is still drawing power even though it is unnoticeable.

Have good practice of switching off your appliances in your house or office can actually save up to about 10% of your electricity use. You can expect to save around S$50.00 per year.

Can you imagine all this small little standby you have ignore, can actually save you some cash for a little Christmas Present. So, just stretch your hand a little bit and off the power point. Simple isn’t it ?

ENERGY SAVING LAMPS

Do away with normal fluorescent tubes, spot lights and fanciful color bulbs.

There is many energy saving lamps available in the market. Go for CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamps). It is an energy saving superstar.

On average, a CFL consume 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last about 10 times longer. It also produce 75% less heat which means you are cutting down energy cost in cooling your home. It comes in different shapes and sizes that suits your need. It has the shapes of Spiral Twist, Tube, Round, Oval etc. It goes well both indoor and outdoor.

Go shopping for CFL....wait no more !!!

CHECK FOR THE ENERGY SAVING LABELS

There are so many varieties of models and capacity of refrigerator in the market. The most important features you should look for is not just the capacity, the purchase price and exterior look of the refrigerator. You should look for the Energy Saving Label. Look for the TICKS. A four ticks air conditional and refrigerator will definitely save you more as compare to a one tick and two ticks.

Base on Singapore computation, an energy saving refrigerator can save you about S$100 per year and an energy saving air-conditioner will save you about S$350.00 over a year. Isn’t it amazing ? Buy smart, save smart !!!

SWITCH TO FAN

Do not rely on air conditioner on daily basis. I know and I understand that heat is unbearable. Hot weather makes me sick too.

On days where weather is ok, switch it to fan instead of an air conditioner. You might not get use to it initially but I assure you that you will get use to it in no time. You will be very surprise that if you do a total switch, you may be saving about S$50.00 per month (base on Singapore context).

Thus, use more fan then air-con. Save the Environment, save yourself.....oops....I tot it's "save the cheer-leader, save the world" ????? :P

AIR CONDTIONER

Singapore and other tropical countries are always facing the problems of heat and humidity. Most of us can’t bear with the heat and air-conditioner is essential. How do we enjoy and at the same time lower the power consumption ?

Here it goes. It’s really that simple. Just set your air conditioner’s thermostat at 25ºC or higher. I notice that my consumption has gone down. On the average, every degree raised will save you about S$20.00 per year (base on Singapore energy computation). Hey just freeze your energy wastage by pressing a button on your air-con’s remote control. Piece of cake !!!

SAVE ON ELECTRICITY BILLS

Lowering power consumption will benefits you in more ways then just saving you extra cash. You will be benefiting from less CO2 emissions which is heat trapping, protecting the environment, at the same time SAVE EXTRA MONEY.

I’m working on some easy energy conservation tips. Just change a bit of your lifestyle (not drastically for sure). It’s all about how efficient you control your energy consumption. It’s as easy as A, B, C. Do share with me some of your ideas by passing me comments. My blog is a platform for all money savers :P