- ? Turn the lights off whenever you leave a room. Yes, even the fluorescent ones.
- ? Put in compact fluorescent bulbs. They have improved tremendously in recent years!
- ? Rather than leaving the outside lights on at night, replace them with a motion-sensing light.
- ? Let your dishes air-dry. Don't run your dishwasher drying cycle.
- ? Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed.
- ? Plug the components of your entertainment center into a power strip; turn the power strip off when you are not using your home electronics.
- ? Turn off your computer at night...do not put it in the 'sleep mode'...turn it OFF.
- ? Put in a programmable thermostat and set your temperature for a comfortable setting.
- ? Keep windows and doors closed, and only open them when you have to.
- ? Take a brief shower instead of a soaking bath.
- ? During the summer months, close your blinds and/or curtains during the day and open them at night. In the winter, do the? opposite.
- ? Only wash full loads of laundry - and dirty dishes! Half-loads cost just as much as a full-load.
- ? Turn the air conditioner up several degrees at night...better still, turn it off.
- ? Set the thermostat to the maximum comfortable temperature during the day.
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