Avoid high electricity costs that can quickly add up each month.
Electricity bills can vary from month to month depending on your usage. Should you be travelling or have guests to stay the bill can decrease or escalate. If you are looking to save on your electricity bill, and promote your green credentials, then follow these quick and simple tips.
1. Air conditioning.
In a hot climate the use of air conditioning can be unavoidable. Generally assumed to the main culprit in electricity bills, air conditioning clocks up a lot of units. By ensuring that the air conditioning is regularly cleaned and working in tip top order will not only provide fresher air but will also result in it being more efficient. At night use a timer too to automatically switch it off should you be waking in the morning with a bit of a chill.
2. Appliances.
You have barely even switched on your air conditioning this month but your bills remain the same. Could your other appliances be energy inefficient? Fridges and freezers have a lot of hard work keeping cool in the heat and older models will certainly be less efficient. Buying a new one is a costly outlay but this will quickly be repaid when you see your electricity bill reducing each month.
3. Window dressings.
In some condominiums the sun pours in and we automatically turn the air conditioning on to cool down the room. By fitting black out blinds or curtains, it will protect your room from the sun. When you are out it is well worth closing your curtains or blinds so that you are not met by a sauna upon your return home.
4. Take advantage of the heat.
The tropical climate means that we are fortunate enough that our washing can dry quickly. Take advantage of this free drying source rather than using the dryer which clocks up the electricity at an incredible rate of knots, and enjoy the cheaper electricity costs it brings too.
5. Reduce the temperature of the water.
It is a costly exercise to heat water for your shower to then cool it down with the cold mixer tap because it is too hot. By reducing the temperature from scolding hot to a temperature that suits you, will have an immediate impact on your electricity usage, not to mention the affect it has on the planet as your electricity consumption reduces.
