by Dan | December 30, 2008 | In Food, Home | No Comments (Yet!)
If you are not using your microwave, ensure it’s completely switched off. Simply powering the clock can use more energy than heating your food! It’s another example of one of those standby energy guzzlers!
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by Dan | December 22, 2008 | In Energy Suppliers, Home | No Comments (Yet!)
Bleeding your radiators releases any air trapped inside them. By bleeding your radiators regularly, you improve how efficiently they heat up your rooms. If you get into the habit of checking your radiators regularly, you should find you can reduce the amount of radiators that you have on. You should even be able to save money too.
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by Dan | October 1, 2008 | In Home | No Comments (Yet!)
We know air drying clothes is better for the environment due to the decrease in energy consumption by not using electric or gas clothes dryers. So here’s a cool new product that will make it easier. It’s called the CordoClip, which automatically un-pegs your clothes as you reel in the washing line.
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by Dan | September 25, 2008 | In Home, Water | No Comments (Yet!)
Showers are already known to be significant water savers compared to having a hot bath. Bath’s use a lot of water, and although it nice to treat yourself to a nice soak every once in a while, it costs a lot in energy and water to fill a bath.
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by Dan | August 28, 2008 | In Technology | No Comments (Yet!)
Our electronic devices suck power even when we’re not using them. It’s called “Vampire Power”. A quick and easy way to cut down on this excess usage is to connect multiple devices to a power strip/surge protector. Then, at night or when you leave the house, you have only one switch to flick that will cut down on your usage immensely. Check out this chart to figure out how much excess energy your electronics use.
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by Dan | August 12, 2008 | In Technology | No Comments (Yet!)
Do you have a company website? Perhaps a personal website with a few photos? Maybe you have a blog? Well it’s no surprise that web servers use vast amounts of energy in processing power, disk accesses and cooling costs.
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