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ENERGY CONSERVATION

Tips for energy conservation?

1. Turn your refrigerator down to 3-4 Celcius degrees and your freezer to -16 Celcius degrees.

2. Use energy-efficient light bulbs. Install energy-saving CFL or LED bulbs in your lighting fixtures to use 25-35 percent less

energy. Try Light Savings Calculator

3. Clean or replace air conditioner’s filters as recommended.

4. Do full loads. Make sure your dishwasher and washing machine are full before running them.
5. Use smart power strips. Even when not in use, household electronics still draw power from outlets (Try Energy vampires

calculator). Air-dry dishes and clothes. Instead of using your dishwasher’s drying feature, consider letting the dishes air-dry.

And instead of using the dryer on a nice day, hang your clothes outside to dry.
6. Bake with glass or ceramic pans. You can set the oven’s temperature 25 degrees lower than indicated in the recipe when

you do this.

7. Cook using the right-sized burner. Conserve energy by using your stove’s small burners for small pots and large burners for

large pots.

8. Cut down on air leaks in your home. Check your windows and doors for cracks and gaps, and seal them up with new
weather stripping or caulk.

9. Keep your house a little hotter in the summer and a little cooler in the winter. Set the thermostat to 20 - 21 Celcius degrees

in the winter and to 25 - 26 in the summer.