November 11 - International Energy Saving Day. This holiday is very young, it has been celebrated since 2008, which is understandable: mankind has never had such a large number of appliances that need electricity. Why you need to save electricity, how to do it properly and, more importantly, how not to do it - the article will tell.
Why you need to save energy
Since childhood, we have considered the requirements for energy saving as an effort to save personal finances. And now, as many of us have begun to earn good money, the temptation is to let go of “not saving ourselves. ” However, saving energy is not just about saving your own money. This is a good will, a step of the conscious person on the way to protect the environment and take care of it.
- By saving 100 watts of electricity, you save 50 kg of coal, 30 liters of oil or 30 liters of natural gas. Natural resources are limited, and electricity is running out all over the world.
- Power generation is often accompanied by hazardous emissions into the atmosphere. We eat less - we produce less.
- Preserve resources for future generations. “After us, even the flood” is a bad ideology for the conscious.
17 simple tricks to save energy
- Turn off the lights as you go! This is as old as the world, has put on teeth since childhood, but it works perfectly and is free.
- Replace lights at home with LED lights. Hourly savings compared to incandescent lamps are 40 kopecks per lamp. This is a very lucrative event.
- Place lighting. Use of table lamps, sconces and floor lamps instead of permanent overhead lamps.
- Cleanliness is the key to saving. Clean windows and chandeliers will help you save about a third of your energy consumption (compared to dirty ones).
- Walls, ceilings, and brightly colored furniture will also help reduce light on rainy days by reflecting light.
- Gas stove instead of electricity. Replacing an electric stove that works with gas will certainly not bring economic benefits. But if you decide to buy a new kitchen, think about this aspect as well.
- Washing at low temperatures can save up to 30% energy. No need to press at the highest speed. So you will save on your clothes, and your electricity bill will be a little less.
- Use air conditioning economically with doors and windows closed.
- Refrigerators should be away from the stove or battery.
- If your refrigerator does not have a No Frost system, remember to dilute it regularly.
- Heat water for tea or coffee on a gas stove. At the same time, the use of electric kettle is more economical than electric stove.
- For electric stoves, the dishes on which the food is cooked must match the size of the hot plate. Also remember to cover pots and pans while cooking.
- Disconnect all equipment you do not currently use from electricity. And chargers for telephones, and TVs, as well as microwaves, and washing machines, connected to the network, continue to be powered by energy. To facilitate this process, place the refrigerator on a separate panel, and wipe the rest of the device from the regular panel, leaving the house.
- You can turn off the iron about 10 minutes before the scheduled ironing end.
- When drying hair, do not dry it. This is healthier for your hair than drying it out completely and can save you energy.
- Activate the "power saving" mode on your gadget.
- Set two tariff meters to electricity and use delayed starters for washing machines and dishwashers to wash and dry dishes at night.
How not to save electricity
- Management company scams. Counter manipulation causes the breakdown to be at its best. Worst of all, it can lead to fire and death. If the fraud is stated, you will have to pay the difference in evidence and administrative fines.
- Replacement of properly functioning equipment with equipment with higher energy consumption class. If your equipment is working properly, you should not spend money on its replacement. You will receive the economic impact of the event in 15 years.
- Replacing a working cable also makes sense if it does not withstand the voltage increase in the network. For prevention and energy saving, this also has a dubious economic impact. However, wiring replacement will cost a lot, and the "leak" of electricity is not a very large amount each year. Therefore, it takes 100 years to benefit from this operation.
Conserving resources, approaching energy distribution (including oneself), thinking about future generations - these are the motives of modern people who are aware. Excludes personal savings.