Heating and cooling
- Close doors to unused rooms
- Close curtains or window shades
- Use blankets, electric blankets, wheat bags or hot water bottles instead of heating the room
- Clean your air conditioner or cooler so it doesn’t take as much energy to run
- Turn off heating or cooling when you are not home and overnight
The family room
- Switch off appliances at the wall
- Use a power board
- Use lamps or spotlights
- Use energy-saving globes
- Turn off lights you are not using
Kitchen
- Use microwave instead of an oven
- Stove-top – keep lids on to reduce the amount of time and energy used
- Dishwasher – use the economy cycle and only when full
Laundry
- Only wash when you have a full load
- Use a clothesline whenever possible
Bathroom
- Install water-saving shower heads, shorten showers, set the hot water temperature to 50 degrees.
- Appliances – switch off when not in use
Outside
- Use timers and sensors for lighting
- Solar – for garden and outdoor areas
- Use separate lights for different areas
