Energy Saving Tips

 

TIPS FOR KIDS - May

Provided by Project Energy Savers, LLC 

 

TURN OFF THE LIGHTS WHENEVER YOU LEAVE A ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE!

 

TURN OFF THE RADIO, TV, COMPUTER, AND VIDEO GAMES WHEN YOU STOP USING THEM.

 

TAKE SHORT SHOWERS.  They use less hot water than a bath.

 

CHECK FOR PROBLEMS MOM AND DAD HAVEN'T SEEN.  Like dripping faucets.  It takes energy to heat the water.

 

SHARE RIDES WITH FRIENDS TO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

 

DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT FROM THE REFRIGERATOR BEFORE OPENING THE DOOR - then close the door quickly afterwards.

 

COLD IN THE HOUSE? Don't turn up the thermostat.  Try wearing a sweater or sweatshirt.

 

No Cost Energy Conservation Actions:

o       Turn down your thermostat 5 degrees.  Each degree saves 2% on your heating bill.

o       Keep furniture, drapes and other objects from blocking heating registers, radiators, and return vents.

o       Put on a sweater instead of turning the thermostat up.

o       Turn your water heater down to 120°.

o       Use the smallest pans possible when cooking and use lids.

o       Clean the lint filter after every load of clothes you dry.  Dry clothes outside in good weather.

 

 Low Cost Energy Conservation Actions:

o       Install a programmable thermostat with the money you’ve saved by turning your thermostat to a lower setting.  Programmable thermostats can make adjustments to indoor temperature when no one is home and/or everyone is sleeping.

o       Change your furnace filter on a regular basis.

o       Install weather-strip and/or caulk around drafty doors and windows.

o       Switch from incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs in the areas/ fixtures you use most often.