18 Ways To Conserve Energy In Your Home

by:

1. Clean Your Fridge: Keep it clean and keep it full. Vacuum the outside coils once a year to keep them clean and performing efficiently. Check and monitor the temperature. Using an appliance thermometer, keep an eye on the temperature over the course of a week to make sure it remains steady, between 38 and 41 degrees is fine for the fridge.

2. Do Cold Water Washes: studies show cold water works just as well hot water, and saves a ton of energy.

3. Turn Off Your Computer At Night: if you're sleeping, why not have your computer sleep, too? No reason it needs to be drawing energy needlessly.

4. Use A Power Strip: Plug all your appliances and electronics into smart power strip, and simply flip the switch to prevent vampire energy.

5. Line Dry Your Clothes: Nothing better than sun and wind to get your clothes dry and fresh. If you can't line dry, be careful not to overload your dryer! Clothes take longer to dry, and you'll have to run the machine longer.
6. Use the Sun: Open curtains and blinds on warm days. If you're able, invest in solar power grids on your roof.
7. Cook with a Pressure Cooker: Pressure cookers typically reduce the cooking time required over traditional cooking methods to around 1/3 the cooking time by using pressure to increase cooking efficiency.

8. Get Up to $1,500 in Tax Rebates: Certain home improvements done in 2010, such as re-insulating, replacing old windows and appliances, re-roofing, installing a solar water heater, and installing a smart meter, are eligible for a 30% tax rebate up to $1,500.

9. Install a Programmable Thermostat: you could even lower the temperature a degree or two before guests arrive, as a room full of people generates a lot of body heat.

read more at Apartment Therapy...here