Easy, Cheap Home Energy Saving Tips

 Home energy saving tips are not just for people with old homes that suck up energy because they haven’t been well insulated or the electricity hasn’t been upgraded in 40 years. Home energy saving tips are not just for people who live in nine bedroom homes with bowling alleys in the basement. Home energy saving tips are for everybody who lives in a home.

A few easy home energy saving tips can be found in your grocery store. The next time you are there check out the light bulb aisle. You should notice that the shape of light bulbs is really changing. Those new light bulbs are actually long lasting, energy saving bulbs that burn brighter with less wattage. Replacing all of your bulbs with the new energy saving bulbs is an inexpensive home energy saving tip that anybody can do.

Have you ever noticed that when you turn off your television the cable box stays on, or the other way around? When you turn off your computer, do you always turn off the monitor, printer, modem, and all the peripherals that go with it? Do you have a habit of leaving your front porch light on all night just to add a little light to the bedroom in case you have to get up for something? All of these things are using up unnecessary energy.

Some of the best home energy saving tips are the easiest ones. Put your television and computer, and all of the things that go with them on power strips that have a switch. When you turn off the TV or computer, hit the switch on the power strip and turn off all of the peripherals, too. Turn off the front porch light and open the curtains, the moon and stars will let enough light in to see by if you wake up in the middle of the night. These few, easy home energy saving tips will not only save you money on your energy bills but they will also save energy for the good of the ecology. Do your part for the going green effort, save some energy in your home.

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