5 Energy Saving Green Ideas to Help Save Energy Expenses

For this list of 5 energy saving green ideas, I should first mention a little something about "latent energy consumption". The fact is that whenever you switch off most appliances, these things are still drawing power and using up electricity! Green-minded people as well, might not realize the full impact on cutting down on latent energy consumption, so do keep these things in mind; any and all appliances which use a remote control (televisions, stereo systems, even some home computers), a digital readout display (such as microwave ovens, for example), or indicator LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes, such as those on cell phone chargers, battery chargers, etc.), all continue to use electricity as long as they remain plugged into the wall.

Energy Saving Green Idea #1;

Set up "stations" around your home... for instance, have an "entertainment station" - this is where you would plug in your TV, VCR, DVD player, stereo, and so on, into one of these power strips - this way, you can simply flip the power switch on the power strip panel, and all of the appliances plugged into it will cease consuming electricity at once.

Energy Saving Green Idea #2;

If you have these running and watch your kilowatt-hour meter while they are, it might just make your hair turn white... these consume cast amounts of electricity in very little time. A broom does just as well, and uses no electricity.

Energy Saving Green Idea #3;

Heat consumption is another thing - we can turn down our home's thermostat to a cooler temperature while we sleep under warm covers and turn it back up in the mornings. This alone can save tons of your hard-earned money, representing a considerable amount of saved expenses.

Energy Saving Green Idea #4;

Use the previous idea applied to another part of your house - your hot water heater. You can switch it on and off at opportune times, such as those mentioned above, in order to save huge amounts of energy expense which would otherwise be wasted. 

Energy Saving Green Idea #5;

For this last little tip, let's talk about lighting and its relationship with heating and air conditioning. Because the sunlight that pours into your windows will also heat up your house in the hot summer, causing you to turn on the air conditioner - this takes up more electricity than the lighting does. Keeping the curtains shut also has a cooling effect on the house, so artificial lighting actually helps cut down on air conditioning expenses. Use these 5 energy saving green ideas to cut down on energy expenditure in your home, and you may find that your bills will be surprisingly cut down by more than half the cost.