Here are some cool ways to conserve electricity at your own home and thus bring down your bills. This will save money for you. There is a lot you can do in your home right now to save precious energy or electricity.

Here are some facts and < span>actions you can take while operating electrical appliance to reduce your electricity bills.

• At home these are the main sources of consumption:
  
  1. Lighting
  2. Heating
  3. Ventilation
  4. Air Condition
  5. Cooling
• During heating or air conditioning make sure all doors and windows are closed.
• Blinds and drapes to be closed during air conditioning.
• Use sun control films on window glasses. This reduces thermal load on ACs and cooling fans.
• Check refrigerator loose and ill fitting door gasket. It is a huge drain on power, as the compressor has to run longer to cool. And more the compressor runs, more it heats up the room. Remember, the area behind the refrigerator?
• Do not leave appliances on standy mode if you are not using them. We usually leave our TV and stereo in such mode. Items on standby mode consume 85% of power if fully switched on.
• Buy fridge with automatic defrost. And keep the freezer and fridge stack up fully as there will be less air to get away on opening the door.
• Keep door open of the fridge for as less time as possible. For this during installation keep the fridge titled backward to aid quick closure.
• Keep refrigerator away from direct sunlight as also away from oven.
• Cool things outside before stacking in the refrigerator. Else the refrigerator has to work double hard to cool hot food.
• Use Carbon Filament Lamps (CFL) instead of light bulbs, which consumes more power , but gives less of light and generates more heat.
• Here are some estimates of monthly consumed electricity of appliances in an average household.
  
  1. Air Condition - 75 Kw
  2. Water Heater - 60 Kw
  3. Color Tv - 55 Kw
  4. Refrigerator - 52 Kw
  5. Microwave oven - 16 Kw
  6. Washing Machine - 9 Kw
  7. Fan or Music System - 12 Kw

Now if you follow these tips you can bring down your bills considerably, and thus save money.

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How To Cut Your Electricity Bills - Practical Tips to Save Electricity