How to Save Electricity at Home? Energy Saving Tips

Economic conditions and environmental changes make it imperative to save energy today. There are many measures that can be taken to leave a more livable world for future generations and save economically.

In this article, we will share with you simple methods that you can easily apply at home.

If you are ready, let's start with our first tip on how you can easily save energy at home.

1. You Can Choose LED Bulbs in Lighting Your Spaces

Due to habit, many households in our country still use incandescent bulbs. However, you can save electricity by replacing these bulbs with their energy-saving counterparts.

If you install compact fluorescent or LED bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs, you can reduce your lighting costs by up to 80%.

Compact fluorescent and LED lamps also last longer. Thanks to this advantage, which comes from structural differences, you can significantly reduce the frequency of replacing your bulbs.

In this way, you can achieve a secondary benefit in terms of cost.

2. You Can Pay Attention to the Energy Class When Buying Electrical Appliances

For example, white goods account for 50% of energy consumption in residential buildings. So, after you have taken lighting-related measures, you can focus on checking the energy class of your existing electrical appliances.

According to the law, manufacturers are obliged to classify the energy consumption of their products from A to G. Class A products are those with the lowest energy consumption. The letter "G" stands for the highest level of energy consumption.

To find out which class your current product belongs to, take a look at the label on the front of the product. The black mark on the side of the chart indicates which class the product belongs to.

On the new labels, in addition to the graph, information about the energy consumption of the electrical product is also available via QR code.

3. You Can Leave Enough Space When Positioning Household Appliances

Did you know that you can save energy if you position your household appliances properly?

In order for many home appliances, especially refrigerators, to operate at maximum efficiency, their motors must have adequate ventilation.

If white goods are not placed in the right place, the motor blocks overheat.

Therefore, their energy consumption increases. To avoid this situation, you can refer to the user manuals of the products. 

Manufacturers provide detailed information in their manuals on how household appliances should be placed.

4. You Can Replace Electric Switches and Sockets with Smart Products

Standard switches and sockets are not enough to control energy consumption. Smart switches and sockets, on the other hand, increase safety and allow you to keep consumption at the desired level.

Thanks to their remote access functions, they prevent lights from being left on and connected devices from consuming energy.

To achieve additional energy savings, you can resort to another method besides using smart switches and sockets. In other words, you can unplug your chargers, computers and TVs when they are not in use.

The chargers of new generation smartphones actually do not consume much energy, but if there is more than one charger plugged in many households, the energy consumption may increase exponentially.

5. You Can Take Thermal Insulation Measures

If you have followed all the advice listed so far, you can focus on improving the thermal insulation of your home to achieve further savings.For this purpose, you can prioritize the elimination of some simple defects. For example, you can close the gaps at the edges of your doors and windows with insulating tape.

The next step is to check the temperature in your living spaces. You can adjust your air conditioner or radiators so that the environment is at the ideal temperature.  A temperature of 22°C is considered ideal for living rooms and 20°C for bedrooms.

If the current temperature in these spaces is above the ideal values, you should make the necessary adjustments as soon as possible. So, for every 1°C reduction, you can save an average of 6% energy.

To further reduce your energy consumption, you can make changes to the physical structure of your home. Exterior insulation and double glazing to prevent heat loss can yield significant results.

According to a study by Evrim Özrahat and Sebahattin Ünalan of Erciyes University, you can cut heat loss in half if you install double glazing instead of standard glazing. This also reduces the amount of energy needed to meet heating requirements.

With our Electricity Consumption Calculator you can calculate the consumption of the electrical appliances you use at home and get detailed information. You can follow our website and social media accounts regularly to get instant updates on the latest information on saving methods.

If you want to save not only at home but also at offices and industrial facilities, we recommend you to read our content about Suggestions for Saving Electricity at Workplaces. 

Now it's your turn!

Which of the solutions listed above did you find most suitable? What different energy saving methods do you use?

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