How to Reduce your Electricity Bill

If you ar bothered by the large electric bills you've been receiving there are ways that you can reduce your electric bills. The following suggestions will probably help you to reduce them.

The following easy to do steps will help reduce the electric bills.

1. First of all look at the room you are in is there an appliance running you are not using or is there a light on that you do not need turned on. If so turn it off and only turn it on when you need it, When you are leaving a room have a look around and if there is something on that is not necessary turn it off do this if you are only leaving for a few minutes every watt you burn unesserially costs money and helps drive up the cost of your power bills.

2. Another thing is to check the rooms your not using is there some electronic device on as a television and don't forget the lights . You dont need lights on in rooms that are not being used. Don't forget to turn off your basement and garage lighte and appliances you are not using.

3. Look around your house. Count the incandescent light bulbs you are using in your house. Most of these light bulbs can be changed for compact fluorescent light bulbs. (Do you know that a single 13w fluorescent bulb can give you just as much light as a 60w incandescent light bulb). Maybe you have a chandelier type light in your dining room or living room that you use a lot. This light probably has five or six 60w chandelier type bulbs in it. This would be 300 or 360w. If these were 13w fluorescent bulbs it would only be 65 or 78w see the savings that could be made . I know that you can't cnange chandelier bulbs with flourescent but if your think of changing the light think about this.

4. You may complain about the number of electric appliances and electric devices you have . Now if you do this your devices wisely. Don't leave them on when their not in use . Also if you are think of changing an electrical appliance make sure to buy the more efficient model.

5. Here is a couple of more appliance tips. Only use your washing machine when you have a full load of clothes and use cold water if you can. When you turn on your dishwasher make sure you have a full load of dishes. When your televisions and computers are not in use turn them off. Don't forget your air conditioning and your heating when you are at work keep the thermostat turned down.

6. If you want to really make adifference in your light bills you have to make a good plan and stick with it don't do it for a week or two and go back to your old ways. Stick with the plan. Reducing your usage will save you power and dollars on your lighr bill.

you can also reduce your power consumpion by building your own solar devices and your own wind mills and reduce or eliminate your light bills.