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The power is in your hands to save on your electricity bill
The team at A U Sparky can help
you save money on your power bill, by doing this you will also reduce
CO2 emissions released into the environment.
Saving money will help you save the environment.
With the following ideas you will be able to choose energy saving
products and take simple steps to get the most out of your electricity
provider.
With so many changes to the electricity market it is more important than
ever to look at how efficiently we use our electricity and to discover
new ways to reduce consumption, save money and help the environment.
Using a Clipsal Cent-a-meter to monitor your usage can assist you in
determining areas to address.
The areas you can best save electricity are in Lighting and Cooling.
There are also Home Energy Management Systems you can use to reduce
power usage.
Lighting can account for a large portion of your electricity bill. This
can be one of the easiest areas to save money on your bill. Having
efficient lighting can do the most to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
You should make sure you have enough light switches this gives you the
flexibility and control over all lighting, and automate where you can.
Some great ideas are:
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Energy efficient lighting
– Changing light fittings to types that use energy efficient
fluorescent lamps can dramatically reduce power usage and heat.
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Dimmers
- They can save you money, by reducing the brightness of the globe.
When you reduce the brightness you use less energy to run it. You
can connect groups of lighting to a dimmer as well for even greater
efficiencies. You can save up to
$4.00 per globe per year;
also you will reduce your
energy usage
of
175kWh
to
26kWh
per year.
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Timer Switches
- These are a very effective way to save money, they do all the work
for you. Timer switches are particularly useful in very busy areas.
Once you turn the light on it will automatically turn off after a
pre-set time. Timer switches can save you up to
$2.70 per globe per year.
Timer switches can also reduce your energy usage from
22kWh
to
18kWh per year.
You can also have light/fan combination timers. These are great for
toilets and bathrooms whether it be for domestic use or commercial
use.
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Outdoor and Indoor Infrascans
- Outdoors infrascans keep your lighting costs to a minimum by using
infrared technology. The infrascans will only react to heat movement
so that you only use lights when needed, these lights are ideal for
carports, near front doors, or in the back garden. Indoor Infrascans
are just as effective. Hallways, stairs, pantries and other rooms
that are used for short periods of time can be lit for preset times.
This means no more forgetting to turn lights off and no more nagging
from your family to 'turn the lights off'. The Infrascan can do it
for you instead. By installing an infrascan you can save up to
$127.00 per year per globe,
not only that you will reduce your energy usage from
1000 kWh
to
848 kWh
per year.
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Sunset Switches
- The sunset switch operates by using a light sensor to switch the
light on once the natural light drops to a certain level. The sunset
switch is great because it adjusts to seasonal changes, some
switches have inbuilt timers which make them even more energy
efficient. You can save up to
$16.00 per year per globe
and you can reduce total energy usage of
109kWh per year.
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Time clock units
- are another energy saver, they can be used for general lighting,
fountain pumps, pool pumps and much more. These work by switching
power off at preset times.
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Ceiling insulation
– isolating the heat in the roof cavity stops the ceiling surface
from turning into a heater that your fans and air conditioners
distribute through your house costing more to cool.
Heating and cooling
are such a large part of our electricity bill that it would be of great
benefit to reduce power usage. Small things such as your insulation,
keeping windows closed, weather stripping around doors and making sure
thermostat settings are not to high or too low are simple ways you can
save on electricity usage.
There some electrical products which can further enhance these ideas,
such as exhaust fans, ceiling fans and roof fans. All of them help by
gently moving air trapped near the ceiling and circulating around the
rest of the room. Roof fans can draw hot air from a building’s roof and
exhausting it into the outside atmosphere. With this hot air expelled
your air conditioner can operate more efficiently therefore reducing
running costs. A ceiling fan can save you up to
$230.00 per year
and a roof fan can save you up to
$68.00 per year.
There are a lot
of great automation products that have the potential to save money and
make your life easier; this can be a big advantage in our busy
lifestyles.
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