November 11 - International Energy Saving Day. This holiday is very young, it has been celebrated since 2008, and it is understandable: mankind has never had so much equipment that requires recharging. The article will explain why you should save electricity, how to do it right and, most importantly, how not to do it.
Why save energy
We consider energy saving requirements from childhood as an attempt to save personal money. Now that most of us are starting to make good money, the attraction is great to allow us to “not save ourselves”. However, you don't need to save energy just to save your own money. It is a good will, a step towards protecting and caring for the environment of a conscious person.
- By saving 100 watts of electricity, you save 50 kg of coal, 30 liters of oil or 30 liters of natural gas. Natural resources are abundant, and electricity is increasingly being used around the world.
- Energy production is often accompanied by harmful emissions into the atmosphere. We consume less - we run out less.
- Source conservation for future generations. "Even the flood after us" is a bad ideology for a conscious person.
17 simple tricks to save energy
- Turn off the light when you leave! As old as the world, he has had his teeth fixed since childhood, but he works flawlessly and for free.
- Replacing home lamps with LED lamps. The hourly savings compared to incandescent lamps is 40 kopecks per lamp. This is a really profitable event.
- Spot lighting. The use of table lamps, bras and floor lamps on a regular surface light.
- Cleanliness is the key to saving. Clean windows and chandeliers will help you save about a third of your energy consumption (compared to dirty ones).
- Light-colored walls, ceilings and furniture will also reflect light and help reduce light on a rainy day.
- Gas stove instead of electric. Of course, replacing a working electric stove with gas will not be economically viable. But if you decide to buy a new oven, consider this aspect as well.
- Washing at low temperatures can save up to 30% energy. You do not need to push at the highest speed. So you will save your clothes and you will have a little less electricity.
- Use air conditioning sparingly with closed doors and windows.
- The refrigerator should be away from the oven or the battery.
- If you don't have a No Frost system in your refrigerator, don't forget to defrost it regularly.
- Heat water for tea or coffee in a gas oven. At the same time, the use of an electric kettle is more economical than an electric stove.
- Cookware for electric ovens should fit the size of the oven plates. When cooking, don't forget to cover the pots and pans.
- Unplug all devices you are not currently using. Chargers for televisions connected to the network, televisions, microwave ovens and washing machines continue to run pointlessly with energy. To facilitate this process, place the refrigerator on a separate panel and turn off the rest of the appliances from the common panel.
- You can switch off the iron 10 minutes before the scheduled end of ironing.
- Do not blow dry your hair. It is healthier for your hair than drying it out completely and will help you save some energy.
- Activate "power saving" mode on your devices.
- Put a two-tariff electricity meter and start working at night for washing machines and dishwashers.
How not to save electricity
- Deception of management companies. Counter manipulations, at best, lead to failure. In the worst case, it can cause fires and deaths. If fraud is detected, you must pay the difference in the statement and the administrative fine.
- Replacing a properly functioning device with equipment with a higher energy consumption class. If your equipment is working properly, you should not spend money to replace it. After about 15 years, you will get the economic effect of such an event.
- Replacing a working wire only makes sense if it cannot withstand the increasing voltage in the network. It also has a dubious economic effect on prevention and energy conservation. After all, the replacement of cables will be quite expensive, and the "leakage" of electricity is not a very large amount per year. Thus, it takes 100 years to benefit from this operation.
Protecting resources, being sensitive to the distribution of energy (including oneself), thinking about future generations - these are the motives of a conscious modern man. Except for personal savings.