Would You Like To Share Your Energy Saving Ideas?

Do what your mother always told you.. Shut the door.. Stop going in and out ! Stop staring into the fridge there's nothing new in there.  Keep the shades closed during those peak Hot hours.  Turn the lights off when you leave the room.  If you are gone for the majority of the day keep your a/c set higher.  
you could also run a power cord to your neighbors house.. HAHAHA.. Do not do this.. Do not make me edit with a disclaimer.. :)

Billzbub...you are amazing!!!! I can't figure out what you said, but it sounds pretty impressive. Another way I save energy is by being aware of the high peaks and low peaks. You need to check with your electric company to find out when the peaks are. Typically the high peaks of energy consumption is doing the daylight hours. The low peaks are when we go to bed and into the night. I tend to do my laundry late at night during my low peak hours. This helps greatly.

Couldn't say it any better than AnonyMouse.  Stop opening and shutting the fridge & freezer door b/c the same thing is in there that was there 5 minutes ago. We have that thermostat that you program to our live style, we went to all energy efficient light bulbs, I set the dishwasher to run at 11p.m. And don't use the heat cycle. We cook-out more than we cook indoors on the stove or oven. Any rooms that we don't use, the a.c vents are closed and so are the doors.....I'm sure there are a lot more, I just can't think of them now.

Hmm energy saving... Well i don't know where you live but where I'm from consuming energy and obtaining it .. Can be basically free and not harmful, if the world were to follow suit , energy savings or loss would not be an issue... Here in the Valley of the Sun... We have monstrously huge solar panels that supply a major role of power to everything... And the sun is an everlasting source of energy...you can get sun rays here all day everyday....

On the other note...I'm very spoiled now... All my resources are bundled into one cost regardless of what i do it cost the same...so i don't practice good energy habits... I leave all the lights on, i always run the dishwasher, cook whenever i feel like it, run the hair dryer and throw it in the tub just to watch the currents, you know whatever....

• use high-energy appliances between 9pm and 9am



• set A/C at 80 - 81 degrees



• hang clothes on line instead of using dryer, they usually dry within 30 minutes



• use low wattage lite bulbs (but now I'm scared to because of what you just said)



• put clear film on all house windows keeping out extra heat



• install extra weather-stripping if needed



• close blinds on west-side of house



• use crockpot or microwave to cook or use toaster oven outside on patio so as not to heat house



• turn off hot water during summer months since cold water is not cold anyway



• use ceiling fans only when you are in that particular room



• close off rooms not used and close vents



• keep garage door shut

Shut the door COMPLETELY. Use the new energy efficient lightbulbs like in our house... Don't open the fridge and stare at it's contents for 10 minutes. When leaving a room, turn OFF THE LIGHTS. Don't use the AC and heat so much.

1. always drive the 4 cylinder car in lieu of the V-6 or  V-8...let them sit n rot
   


2. keep a/c set at 80 degrees



3. use those new ice cream cone looking light bulbs (flourescent)



4. flush potty only after #2



5. use fireplace in lieu of heat



6. I have these tiny 'lil orange night lights showing the way to the potty rooms (1watt)



7. wash the 4 cylinder Car at the car wash...while the other 2 sports cars rot



8. wash all laundry on cold cycles (ALWAYS AROUND 4AM CT)



9. hang laundry outside to dry



10. clothes curtains to keep the heat outside with its maker....whew!

I kept the cooler closed and turned off the lights when i didn't need it.

My latest effort for saving energy.. Or at least saving money on my energy bill is as follows..

My home lights are now operating for FREE!!!  I am not able to get enough juice for much else, but every little bit helps.  I guess I could also run my television for a few hours a day for free, but 110vt appliances drain my system fast.

What I did is I rewired my house with a separate circuit, and hooked all of my lights into that circuit.  I exchanged my lights for 12 volt fixtures such as are found in an RV.  These run off of three car batteries, which are hooked to an inverter as well in the event I want to run a 110 volt circuit, but as I said, 110vt drains it quick.

So, how do I keep my batteries charged?  I draw the electricity into a charging circuit with diodes to keep it from back feeding,  to keep the batteries full.. FROM MY PHONE LINE.   This line has active voltage in it EVEN IF SERVICE IS TURNED OFF.  I use batteries so that the voltage supplied to the lights is constant.

When the telephone is NOT in use (on hook) the voltage across the two wires (tip and ring) is about 48 volts D.C.

When the telephone IS in use (off hook) the voltage across the tip and ring wires drops to about 6 volts D.C.

When a ringing signal is being sent there is an A.C. Voltage "superimposed" on top of the normal D.C. Voltage. This "ringing voltage" is nominally about 90 volts at 20 Hertz (cycles) but could be as high as 130 volts and at different frequencies.

FREE ELECTRICITY!!!  It does not replace regular electric service... But it reduces my bills by about 40 bucks a month.  (Shhhh!!!  Do not let the phone company in on the secret!!)

Curly light bullb it will save on how much energy you use which lowers your power bill

If you have power cord with more than one plug socket, and you aren't using the appliances connected to them, kill the power.(like computers, and printers, which are probably hooked into the same power cord, you should turn them off because I don't think you will be using it at like 3:00 in the morning.)

Well for starters I run three air-conditions all the time. I do my clothes in the middle of the day , I don't use light bulbs, i use them kind that don't burn that much and i use clocks that run off batters. You wouldn't believe how much energy that i saved on my light bill. I will tell you this much it's not over a 120.00 dollars a month. Believe me i have a lot in my house.