How to save electricity

To date, the largest amount of electric energy on Earth is produced from non -renewable sources (burning of oil, gas, stone and brown coal).The reserves of these fossils are not unlimited, so the electricity in the foreseeable future will rise in price, unless scientists develop new inexpensive and highly effective ways to use the potential of non -traditional energy sources (sun, wind, heat of the Earth, and treats).

Electricity saving by optimizing its consumption

First of all, you should think about whether in some cases it is possible to completely abandon the use of electrical appliances or reduce the time of their operation.You need to pay attention to the following points:

• If possible, use the daylight day, for which to increase the maximum illumination of the room.Regular washing of windows, raised blinds, open curtains will allow you to turn on the lighting later, which in total will give noticeable savings for a month.In addition, light wallpapers or paint on the walls and ceiling can return up to 80% of sunlight, while in the room it is noticeably lighter than during a repair made in dark colors.

• Ground light bulbs and especially the ceiling increase the light output of the device by 10-15%.If you use a clean chandelier with an open plafon, you can screw a light bulb.
• It is advisable to buy the upper chandelier with the possibility of separately turning on part of the bulbs.When viewing a television program alone, one lamp will be enough, and use complete lighting when receiving guests.
• Combined lighting (sconces on the walls, floor lamps, table lamps) is not only saving electricity at home, but also a way to create the necessary atmosphere in the premises of the necessary atmosphere (business, romantic, comfortable) for all occasions.With proper use of local lighting, the general can be minimized.
• Light should not burn in rooms that are not currently used.This habit with a certain effort is produced by all family members for several months.If there is no one left in the house or apartment, then it is advisable to turn off all the power-consuming devices, except for the refrigerator.
• Devices in standby mode not consume so much electricity, but if you remember how many such devices are in the house, it will become clear that a considerable part of the energy is spent almost wasted.For example, an ordinary speaker system in Standby mode requires 11 W/hour.
• Checking and replacing the old wiring will not be superfluous both in terms of savings and fire safety.The number of tees, adapters and extensions should be minimized, since their use leads to an increase in the network resistance and energy loss to 30%.It is better to install a few more sockets more when replacing the wiring.

How to save on electricity using energy -saving technologies

Almost all more or less decent modern companies producing household or computer equipment are struggling for energy conservation.In conditions of growth in electrician prices, this gives them competitive advantages.

The consumer of these devices only needs to carefully monitor new market offers.

• Buying electrical appliances.It is necessary to be interested in the class of their energy consumption, the most economical devices of class A, A+, A ++, the least - class E, F, G. The difference between classes A and G can be double.
• However, the acquisition of an energy -saving device is only half the case.It still needs to be correctly operated.So, a clogged bag in a vacuum cleaner leads to a loss of 40% of electricity, approximately the same picture with a refrigerator, which inside is covered with a layer of snow and ice.
• Insulation of an apartment or house (replacing windows with metal -plastic, walls of walls with foam or mineral insulation, door compaction, glazing of the balcony and loggia) will better retain heat.As a result, before the start of the heating season or with insufficiently warm batteries, powerful electric heaters can be used less or used to create a comfortable temperature more profitable air conditioning on heating.
• The easiest way to save electricity is to replace the incandescent bulbs with energy -saving ones.This will require a one -time purchase of much more expensive lamps (energy -saving fluorescent or LEDs), but their installation pays off quite quickly, sometimes within a year.The luminescent "economy" consumes 5 times less than the usual "Ilyich lamp", and the LED - more than 8 times.At the same time, economical lamps serve ten times longer.

How to save electricity at home, accurately considering its consumption

The assistant in this matter may be devices that will give visual information about the consumed energy and the possibility of its more rational use.

• Two- or three-tariff electronic meter of E/Energy.Installing it will allow to divide the energy that is consumed in the daytime and at night.The night tariff is about 30%lower.This is due to the need to unload electric networks during peak stress hours and the transfer of part of consumption to a more “calm” time.Therefore, it is profitable for the consumer who has such a counter at a later time to use power-cost devices (boiler, washing machine, iron, dishwasher, bread-button, pressure cooker), which can be programmed for use at certain hours.The counter must be legalized in the company-supplier of electricity.
• Light -regulator (dimmer).This device is installed in place of the switch and makes it possible to adjust the brightness of the light of the lamp.The same lamp can use a dimmer to serve for general lighting the room, for reading, watching a TV or like a nightlight.There are also light regulators with remote control or the possibility of switching from several points.The advantage of dimmers is that they extend the life of the lamps, but they can not be used with all types of lighting devices.
• Impulse relay.It allows you to control lighting from different places in the house, it is convenient to use when you turn off all the lighting in the room by pressing one button.
• Movement sensors.They are installed in residential and office premises, as well as in yards.Turn on and off the light in the presence or absence of movement.
• Household wattmeter.Makes it possible to measure the power of the consumption of each device, frequency and voltage in the network.Using this information, you can take measures to save electricity.

How to save electricity at home

The most powerful devices in the house are a refrigerator and electric stove.Often people have been using the same refrigerator for more than 10 years.At the same time, the technology has so stepped forward during this time that the new refrigerator consumes energy half as much, so the person, saving on the purchase of a new device, constantly loses to pay for bills.

• The refrigerator should not be installed near plates or heating batteries, in poorly ventilated corners and niches - this will lead to overheating and more frequent inclusion.For the same reason, it is not recommended to put a plate and pots with hot products inside the refrigerator, as well as too frequent or for a long time opening the door.In order to save money, it is also better to put the device to cool the average mode and regularly defrost it and clean it from snow and ice.
• There is not every house in every house, but where it is, the leadership of the cost of electricians behind it.But here there is an opportunity to save energy.The size of the dishes in which the food is prepared should not be less than the burner used, the bottom should be even.A dish closed with a lid is prepared 20-30% faster.After boiling water, the burning temperature is best transferred to a low -temperature regime - this will not affect the process of preparing the dish, but will reduce the consumption of e/energy.
• The washing machine operates most stable at the regulatory load indicated in the instructions.Overload or incomplete loading, as well as unjustified use of preliminary washing function, increases the consumption of electricians from 10 to 30%.
• Electrician requires regular cleaning of scale.Also, do not boil the full kettle for the future, enough water for brewing a cup of tea.
• Turn on the air conditioning only with tightly closed windows and doors, so as not to cool the street, select the device according to the technical characteristics corresponding to the room that needs to be cooled.There are models of the Convertor air conditioners with reduced electricians by 50%.

This is only part of the tips on how to save electricity.In more detail, they can be found out in other articles of the section.However, we should not forget that saving resources is not only caring for their own wallet, but also preserving the environment for children and grandchildren.

Every 100 Generatur Watt of electric energy means burned 33 liters of oil, or 48 kilograms of coal, or 35 cubic meters of natural gas.If we add to this the problem of nature pollution from harmful emissions, it becomes clear that the use and savings of electricity is not only the private question of each consumer, but also the global problem of all mankind.