Between cell phones, iPods, computers, DVR's and everything else that we use in our tech savvy lives, we use a lot of energy. Over the course of a year that can really add up to some bucks! Here are a few tips you can use to reduce your energy consumption at home and save you and your family money.
- Look for the Energy Star® label. It can help you identify products that use less energy.
- Unplug mobile phone or PDA chargers when batteries are fully charged or when the chargers are not in use.
- When available, use personal and laptop computers' power management features to control energy consumption.
- When you're finished watching a movie or playing a video game, don't forget to turn off your DVD player or video game console as well as the television or monitor.
- Plug electronics, such as TVs, DVD players and audio systems, into power strips, and turn the power strips off when the equipment is not in use especially for long periods of time.
- Investigate home-networking and automation products and services that let you control heating, lighting and cooling from a central location in the home.
- When in the market for home office products, consider multifunction units combining, say printing, copying, scanning and faxing, instead of a single device for each function.
- Use technology to save money. For example, save fuel by shopping and banking from home on your computer.
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