When it is winters, the consumption of energy in a house is often high especially when there is the need for heaters to keep you warm as well as warm water for bathing and washing. While most homes borrow electricity from the power grid which is known to consume non renewable resources to generate electricity, there is the need to contribute from your end just so that there is lesser consumption and more conservation.
While there is also the use of more lighting, there can always be necessary measures take to ensure that you save energy while also not compromising on the necessities on a daily basis. Here are a few things that you could do just as to save a bit more of energy for the days to come.
When you have insulation for your house, it would retain heat in a better way and that is when you would have to run the heaters for a comparatively lesser time. This would not just retain the heat but prevent you to use the heater for a very long time and thus making it an energy efficient home, as the insulation would make it hot for you to stay in the room. Heat retention saves up on a lot of energy usage.
We all have the habit of leaving mobile phone chargers in the sockets even when we are done with charging. The same applies to gaming consoles, microwaves and other appliances for daily use. Even if the switches are turned off, the sockets tend to use up energy which accumulated and ends up on the electricity bills. These are unnecessary usage that you can always take care of by removing the plugs whenever you aren’t around and not use it.
Not everyone is aware of the fact that hot water bottles can be a great way to make you feeling warm all night. Keeping two bottles early in the evening under the blankets can help you have a good night’s sleep. This way, you do not have to switch on the heaters and sometimes insulated homes can help with the energy saving.
When it comes to sealing the gaps in the rooms, you prevent hot air from escaping and that is where you save up on energy bills. When there are gaps in the rooms, no matter for how long you switch on the heater, it would not make the rooms warm at any cost. This way you are taking up too much of energy without knowing what is the reason behind it.
If it is sunny outside and you feel cold during the day, you can let the sun do the work of the heater, Basking in the sun and letting warm rays to come in would make you switch off the heater and enjoy the natural warmth. This is also known to get rid of any possible bacteria in your room while making you stay healthy.
The author has had close associations with those that help out in building energy efficient homes and writes this article to bring awareness to people to save energy this winter.