Here are some energy efficiency tips to implement at home this spring:
● Change daily habits like reducing energy use from 4-9pm and doing laundry with cold water.
● Invest in home upgrades like using LED light bulbs and choosing Deep Green 100% renewable energy.
On Sunday, March 12, we set our clocks forward one hour (not you, Hawaii and Arizona) for Daylight Saving Time (DST)! DST was first implemented in the United States during World War I as a temporary energy-saving measure to encourage people to spend more time outside and use less electricity in the evenings. Spring forward this Daylight Saving Time to better energy habits with these energy efficiency tips.
Things you can do at no cost, just by changing daily habits:
- Evite poner en marcha grandes electrodomésticos como el lavavajillas, la lavadora y la secadora durante las horas punta de 4 to 9 p.m.
- Intenta lavar la ropa con agua fría para mantener bajos los costes energéticos. De media, 18% de los costes energéticos de una vivienda proceden del calentamiento del agua.
- Averigüe si puede optar a las MCE Programa de ahorro de energía en el hogar. Energy savings for eligible inmuebles multifamiliares también están disponibles.
- Abra persianas y ventanas para aprovechar la luz natural y los días más largos.
Invest in home upgrades:
- Sustituya las bombillas incandescentes por bombillas LED, que utilizan 70-90% menos energía.
- Elija Deep Green 100% renewable energy for about $5 more a month for an average household.
- Vuelva a sellar sus ventanas with weather stripping, caulk, glaze, or window treatments to seal air leaks and save on energy costs.
- Priorizar las mejoras de eficiencia energética mediante la realización de un auditoría energética doméstica antes de invertir en una evaluación energética profesional del hogar.
Spring is a great time to start working on improvements that will make your home more energy efficient year-round. The more efficient we are with our energy use, the easier it is to keep energy reliable, affordable, and sustainable for everyone.
