- Turn off all lights, electrical appliances and equipments when not in use. Even if you leave a room for a few minutes, turn off the electricity
- Switch to energy saving bulbs throughout your home
- Use dimmer switches on lights
- Switch to solar lights for gardens
- Put equipments like computers in power saving mode.
- Put equipments on a power strip and turn off the power strip as soon as you finish using them.
- Turn off all appliances when you leave your home
- Dress for the weather and reduce down heating and cooling costs
- Close the vents in the rooms/areas you do not use to reduce heating/cooling costs
- Clean/Replace filters every season to reduce heating and cooling costs
- During summer close drapes and blinds during the day to reduce cooling cost.
- During winter open the drapes and blinds in the windows facing the sun to reduce heating cost.
- Turn off heating/cooling when no one is home.
- Use fans strategically for cooling during summer instead of the air conditioner
- Use personal heaters in the rooms which you use instead of heating the whole house
- Make sure your house is properly insulated to reduce heating and cooling costs
- Check your ducts for leakage periodically
- Fix leaks through windows and doors to reduce heating and cooling costs
- Plant trees strategically to reduce cooling costs
- Install awnings to reduce cooling costs
- Drink lots of water and eat foods that are cooling to keep your body cool during summer and reduce cooling costs
- Take a cold shower during summer and reduce cooling cost.
- Switch to energy saver appliances
- Only do full loads in the dish washer
- Air dry your dishes instead of drying it in the dish washer
- Keep Refrigerator and freezer doors closes as much as possible. Don't open them wide when you are taking some out
- Cook meals in bulk to conserve energy and time
- Cook several dishes simultaneously in the oven
- Preheat oven only when needed
- Use smaller/counter top ovens when ever possible
- Cook on range top burners instead of a oven when ever possible
- Use microwave for warming food instead of a oven when ever possible
- Use lids when ever possible during cooking to conserve energy
- Only do full loads of laundry
- Use cold water setting when doing laundry as much as possible
- Clean your dryer's lint trap before each use
- Line dry cloths when ever possible
- Switch to low flow shower heads and faucets
- Turn down your water heater to a lower temperature
- Request a free energy audit from your utility company and implement energy savings ideas given to you.
- Switch to solar energy is possible
The purpose of this website is to create a list of all the useful lists you normally look up. These serve as checklists or just a guidance for you and helps you be a little more organized and less stressful.
Energy Saving Checklist
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