The Haney Energy Saving Group: Doable Steps
to Save on Your Utility Bills
It never hurts to find ways of reducing your energy consumption in order to save and help the
environment as well. Here are a few suggestions:
1. Reduce “phantom loads”
Phantom loads...
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The Haney Energy Saving Group: Doable Steps
to Save on Your Utility Bills
It never hurts to find ways of reducing your energy consumption in order to save and help the
environment as well. Here are a few suggestions:
1. Reduce “phantom loads”
Phantom loads are energy consumption of appliances (75% of the power they consume when used) when they
are turned off. Sounds unbelievable; but that is according to the US Department of Energy. So, it makes sense
to unplug appliances when not in use or plug into a power strip which you can turn off when not using
appliances.
2. Design windows according to your needs
Windows can reduce electric bills for homes that use heating or cooling units. In the tropics, big windows are
preferable not just for lighting purposes during daytime (saving on artificial light) but also for bringing in cool
air (saving on cooling cost) during windy days. However, many homebuilders today have forced people to buy
ill-designed homes that have small steel-casement wind
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