1. During cold-weather months, dress warmly and set your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower. Every degree of extra heating increases energy usage by 6-8%.1<\/sup> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
2. Air dry your dishes instead of using your dishwasher\u2019s heated drying setting and only run your dishwasher when it’s fully loaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. In hot weather, raise your thermostat to 80 degrees or higher if you\u2019re leaving your home for more than four hours.2<\/sup> 17% of the average household\u2019s energy use can be attributed to cooling.3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Clear your vent area of objects that may block airflow. By removing items such as furniture and paper, you\u2019ll be saving as much as 25% of the energy that would be required if your vents were blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Turn off the lights when you leave a room to save both energy and money. The average U.S. household has about 70 light bulbs.5 <\/sup>By replacing your home\u2019s five most frequently used bulbs with ENERGY STAR rated bulbs you can save up to $75 every year.6<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n 13. Putting your computer into the standby or hibernate power management features when not in use can save you up to $50 per computer. 14<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. Install and use ceiling fans to cool yourself and lower your energy bill. Using a fan can save you $165 in energy costs over a fan\u2019s lifetime.15<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. Lowering the thermostat on your water heater to 120 degrees or lower will reduce the amount of energy needed to produce your hot water while preventing your water heater from overheating. To save even more, turn down electric and gas heaters when you\u2019re on vacation.16<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 16. Take showers instead of baths and install a low-flow showerhead to reduce your water consumption and save you up to $145 yearly on electricity.17<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 17. By switching to high-efficiency air conditioners, you\u2019d be reducing your air conditioning usage by up to 50%. To maintain your energy savings, regularly clean and replace your unit\u2019s filters.18<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 18. Take these tips to work and turn off the lights or your computer when not in use whether you leave for lunch or for the day. By doing so, you can cut down on energy usage, even if you\u2019re not at home! <\/p>\n\n\n\n 19. Devices such as printers, TVs and computers can keep drawing power, often referred to as \u201cphantom\u201d power, when not in use. Phantom power accounts for 5 to 10% of an average home\u2019s energy consumption. To reduce this phenomenon, install smart power strips. Smart power strips reduce your energy usage by shutting down power to products that go into standby mode.19<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n 20. Properly recycle your kitchen appliances such as refrigerators and freezers to prevent the creation of 5,500 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. 20<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have plenty more where that came from. For even more ways to save energy and become greener in the New Year, we\u2019ve brought a new feature to our website! Now, you can live chat with our team if you have any questions about green energy, ways to save electricity or want to check out the latest energy plan prices. Finally, Happy New Year from Chariot Energy! We\u2019re so excited to be a part of your 2025. Sources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ring in the New Year with these ways to save electricity. Yes, 20 simple resolutions to reduce your energy consumption and help the environment all year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[63,65],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-conservation","category-green-living","tag-texas-electricity","tag-texas-solar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/UGiQWpEtY9V7i\/giphy.gif\" "\\"\\"")
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