Anyone Want A Cheaper Electricity Bill? Here Are Some Solutions...
In these times of mounting costs and lower incomes you might be praying hard for lower utility bills. However, your prayers will only be answered if you act now to ensure cheaper electricity. You can simply emulate my actions for instant savings in your electricity bills.
Change your existing habits
You should shift to CFL or even LED bulbs if you have not done so. This could lower the energy consumed by older bulbs by around 80%. I have shifted over to LED bulbs and have found that my heating bills have also dropped since LED bulbs do not emit any heat at all.
You should raise the thermostat of your air conditioners and lower it in your heater for instant, cheaper electricity bills or simply use a fan with the air conditioner at higher temperature settings as I do. All you need to do now is to discard or wear a few clothes to remain safe from the elements.
Embark on a sealing spree
Whether it is a door seal on your refrigerator, weather stripping on your doors and windows or your un-insulated attic, a little care should ensure that no air moves from one side to the other. I tested my refrigerator door by sliding a piece of paper between the door and the body and found that I needed to replace my door seals pronto.
Unplug all equipment from the source
Most of the electrical equipment in your home keeps on sucking electricity even on standby mode. The best way to ensure cheaper electricity bills is to simply unplug them when not in use or you can follow my example and connect them all to a power strip.
I simply turn off the power strip at night and cut the juice to all my appliances. Moving to new appliances with higher energy saving stars will also pay rich dividends in the long run.
Get your appliances serviced regularly
Another important factor that can ensure a cheaper electricity bill is to get your appliances serviced regularly. Your air conditioner will work much more efficiently if you clean the filters on time.
I clean my filters once a month and it takes just a few minutes to do so. Your heater too will function at optimum levels if there are no leakages in the ducts or door seals. Double glazing your glass panes will also help achieve cheaper electricity bills.
Produce your own electricity
You can literally take the proverbial bull by the horns by producing your own electricity at home to get cheaper electricity bills or even no payable bills at all. A solar energy system with solar panels and related circuitry along with a wind generator in the form of a small windmill is very easy to construct although it might seem just the opposite.
You can make both generators for as little as $200 with the right online help as well as get cheaper electricity bills the minute you connect them to the grid. In fact you might also be able to receive money from the utility company if you manage to produce more electricity and supply it back to the grid.
I too have constructed and installed my own solar energy system over my roof, and long story short am now enjoying savings of around 50%. Once I make more solar panels and connect them then I expect to save more than 80%.
A little proactive stance can even help you generate your own electricity in an environmentally-friendly way and thus help save the environment and yourself too. I am already reaping the benefits and so can you.








