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Concept of the Week
Lowering the
energy level at which items regularly operate:
Earlier, I explored the
opportunity for saving money by turning off items that are not in use, but
many items do not fall into this category, because they’re always in
use. It would not be possible to
unplug your refrigerator just to save a little energy, because all your
food would be ruined. And you
can’t unplug or turn off your air conditioning unit every time it cycles
off throughout the day (Although people have tried some crazy things such
as this to save a buck).
Later, we will evaluate how to
make your appliances more efficient or even consider replacing them for
more efficient alternatives, but in many cases you can save a substantial
amount of money by simply lowering the energy level at which items
regularly operate. There are a
couple of ways to accomplish these lower energy levels.
One way is to simply choose a
lower setting for the item in question.
Some examples of this are:
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There
are many steps you can take to save energy in your own home, and we
have detailed the simplest ones and the ones that can save you the most
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Continuation of the article begins here:
One way is to simply choose a lower setting for the
item in question. Some examples of
this are:
- Placing the TV in low
energy mode
- Choosing low power settings for a computer and
monitor
- Turning up the
refrigerator
- Turning up the air
conditioner
- Turning down the heat
- Turning down the water
heater
Yes, this stuff is a lot like
the recommendations made in the section about powering off items – You
won’t save thousands of dollars by simply turning down your refrigerator
a couple of degrees, but when combined with reducing the energy usage of
several appliances and other energy reducing strategies, the savings can
ultimately add up to hundreds or thousands!
Learn more about
Lowering the energy level
at
which items regularly operate!
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