Electrical Saving II

 

In the previous post , we had talk about examples of saving electricity and here was the second part of post save electricity .Saving electricity doesn't just save money, it also saves the environment. This is news to a lot of people. After all, when you plug something into the wall, it seems clean enough you don't see or smell any pollution, like you do with your car. But the pollution is there it just happens at the power plant. Most electricity is generated by burning coal and other fossil fuels. Every time you turn on the lights, you create a little pollution.

 

Invest in appliances 

There's lots you can do to start saving energy and money.  You can also invest in more energy-efficient household appliances when it's time to replace them. Or, if you want to go straight to the heart of the problem, consider generating your own electricity or switching to a green electricity tariff. But it's not all about grand gestures. Smaller changes, such as unplugging your mobile phone's charger when the battery is fully charged, may shave only a few pence off your electricity bill, but can have a huge impact on the environment if we all get in the habit.

Making your own electricity

Though it takes time to recoup the installation cost, if you want to go the extra mile for energy efficiency, you could try producing your own electricity. Solar panels can generate electricity (solar PV panels) or, for a much lower initial cost, just help you heat water (solar thermal panels) - this can slash your water heating bill by a third. You could also have small domestic wind turbines . The wind turbines are much cheaper to install so have shorter payback periods than solar panels. The average wind speed around your house is key to how your small domestic turbine will perform. For most people in the UK, it won't be worth it. Find out more in our wind turbine guide.

Optimize the energy consumption of your PC

Modern PCs can be set up to enter energy saving modes from both the BIOS settings page and directly from the Windows Operating system. Enable "Sleep" and "Hybrid Sleep" for desktops and "Hibernation" for notebook PCs running Windows.