How to save money on keeping electric bills lower.

A simple way to save money is to spend and use less. Seems simple enough doesn't it? A lot of people do not think about it, but there is actually a very simple and effective way to save money on electricity. I am sure many people already know it, but those who do not, this is how:

Think about your home, what appliances do you have that use electricity? And how many of them do you keep plugged in all the time? If you already have an idea where this is going you may skip the following if you wish.

 * Most appliances use a mode called "Standby" This means the appliance is in a state where it is turned off, but is easily re-activated. When you turn off your TV, PC; Radio or any other appliance, you assume it is turned off now, and thats that. The truth is the appliance still stays in consumption mode.

The main appliances that fall under this category are:

Media devices (TV, Radio, VCR, DvD players, PC) etc.

Devices that use a timer.

Devices with rechargeable batteries.

Devices that use "Quick Start" mode (Mouse, keyboard, modem, for turning the PC back on)

These devices, if plugged in, may be around 10% of your power consumption. Depending on how old the device is and its condition. 

SO what should you do?

• Unplug the device - Yes it is that easy, if you don't use it, don't keep it plugged in. Especially the devices that you use seldom or irregularly.
• When dealing with PCs - Disable on the fly settings of "Wake on keyboard, modem, any key" and commands like this. This means the PC does not need to keep using power for these operations.
• A radical way is to buy "Energy efficient" new devices that use around 1% power on standby.

Try these tips for about a month and see if your electric bills have decreased.

Also buy energy saving light pulps. And dont forget to turn off the light when ypu are not in the room :)

If you already knew it, thats fine, but to anyone who hasn't really thought of it, try it.

   Best Regards,

                          Azraeil