During the 21st century as technology has advanced to reach its zenith , non renewable energy is depleting at a massive rate. Today in everything that is used, energy is utilized in different forms, sometimes electrical to chemical or vice versa. Crisis arises in the fact that reckless use of energy over the decade has rendered only a limited resource to be left for the future.
Harnessing energy from renewable sources are slow processes which are expensive and the tools and equipment setup also takes up a lot of space. Having said that we need to practice conservation of energy for the future. The initiative needs to start at home itself. Moreover due to limited source of energy, it has become very costly nowadays to enjoy the advantages of it. HenceHere are the necessary ways to make your home more energy efficient everyday.
Conservation of electricity
Below are the list of ways one can carefully conserve energy around the horses
- Do not switch on the lights in the daytime. Try to make use of the natural light as much as possible. Keep the curtains and windows open for the house to bask in sunlight.
- If you're not present in a particular room, keep the lights and fans switched off in that space. It's only possible for you to be in one place at a time. So there's no reason to keep the entire house lit throughput the time.
- Staircase lights should only be used when someone is climbing up or down.
- Kitchen chimney should be switched on when you're cooking something really smoky. Try to avoid it's usage when there is not much accumulation of smoke. Open the windows during such times.
- Do not forget to switch off the bulb while leaving the washroom. Incase you're using a geyser while showering, do not keep it switched on for the whole time you're in there. These appliances heat up really fast, and uses a lot of power. Instead try to store the hot water in the bucket within five or ten minutes and then turn it off.
Using power savers
- Purchase of power saving appliances are a conscious decision one can make towards saving the resources.
- Moreover, one should also consider discarding bulbs , tub lights and replace it with LED lighting which cut down on power consumption.
- Old refrigerators and washing machines, dishwashers should be replaced after a couple of years because electricity usage is directly proportional to the increase in years.
Saving chemical energy
- Do not use the car if you're going to the market or short distance away from your house. Instead cycling is a great option as it saves non renewable energy like petrol and has greater health benefits.
- Turn on the air conditioner and engine while stuck in a traffic.
- If two people are travelling to a common destination or similar ones close to each other, schedule the time in such a way that both the individuals can travel together. This can save a lot of oil from going a waste.
- Children should be sent off to school in carpools instead of personal vehicles. Collective travelling saves immense amount of energy.
Other miscellaneous ways on cut down energy expenditure
- If a couple of people are working in different rooms of the house, each one will use his individual lights, fans and Air conditioner. Why not try to shift work to the common room where everyone gets a corner to function independently.
- Try to clean up your house and wash the dishes and clean as much as clothes by yourself. This saves the energy otherwise wasted on running the appliances.
- When using a washing machine or dish washer, try to put the clothes or dishes together to get wash up. Do not use it in turns as it consumes a lot of power.
- Do not put your phone on charging for the entire night. It hardly takes two hours to get it fully charged. Overnight charging simply wastes electricity and also simultaneously harms the device's battery.
- Everyday makes sure you turn off the refrigerator at least twice a day for around two hours. The reason is that, you would not be needing an artificial defrosting which would consume energy to heat up the core. The ice can melt automatically, and four hours of electricity is rendered unused.
- Old appliances can be recycled and sold on second hand online stores.
- The leaky faucet should also be fixed and avoid using warm water for bathing during summer.
- Heat-dry setting for dishwasher should be turned off.
- Donating away old clothes can help in recycling and reuse procedures.
- When you're extensively using a phone or laptop, turn on the energy saving mode, that will help it last for a longer duration before the next time your charge it.