How to decrease electricity bills?

Last month i reduced my electricity bill around 40% of my previous usage. I will share the ways below. I change normal bulbs to power saver bulbs, which helped me to save the power a lot, since power savers will consume lower electricity compared to the normal bulbs. Previously i used AC through out the night while sleeping, but my wife advised me to reduce the usage of AC. We just use AC until getting sleep after that we switched off it and have a good sleep with the coolness in the room, it saved a huge money for us We changed our old fridge and washing machine and bought new devices with 5 star rating which is very much useful to reduce the EB charge. With this modifications we saved around 40% of EB bill and happy with the new appliances. We have the ability to organize our usage and reduce our billing amount. By organizing our current usage, we are saving the power and helping the government as well as reducing our EB bill.

Electricity cost is really high these days , somethings you can do to reduce cost is , turn the lights off in rooms that you are not using , use energy saving bulb , solar water heater , Unplug appliance when you are not using them instead of just turning them off .

I reduced my electric bill by unplugging everything I was not using. Lamps, the toaster and the toaster oven, my microwave which is not digital, my toothbrush, etc. Even when not in use, these things draw power and it is called "vampire electricity" or something like that. I don't unplug my TV because if I did the DVR and TiVO would have to reboot every time and use even more power. Unplug nightlights and other things that are passive--not actively used but they turn on when it is dark. Try that and see what a difference it makes on your bill. I save $15 dollars a month, as well as I can figure, and that's pretty significant. If you have a gas hot water heater you can save, too, by turning it way down. Water doesn't have to be scalding to be effective. Fix it so that when you shower the water is very warm but not actually hot. You will save a few dollars a month that way.

It is very important to try keep down the bills. We get 'Level Pay' here and that is where they average out our last six months of bills and we pay the average. So that is nice. Teaching kids to turn off lights, computers, tv's, player, game machines, etc. is a good idea. And only using the A/C when it is really needing and not consitantly. Using the sun for heat in the Winter months where you can instead of turning on the heat is a good way to economize.

Yes there are some, which could effectively reduce your electricity bills. First of all you make sure that your computer is not working idle. In that case you can shut down monitor and have some defragment and all in your pc. Another way you should be careful while switching on any device.

The only way of getting your bill low is switching off the fans and lights when you leave a room romm! ( i too did but i did not check the bill , may be it would have helped ) , These days everything is electrical and you cannot survive without electricity , you should probably get adjusted with that!

I've been trying to do a lot of small things: turning off lights when we're not in the room, turning off the computer at night, unplugging charging cords when they're not in use, and hang drying my laundry. I'm still trying to find more. The world is becoming an expensive place.

Only use lights if you need them. Spend more time outdoors. Cut down on heating and cooling. Unplug appliances you seldome use, unplug chargers when not in use. Use light from your windows and open them when the weather permits.

I started replacing the house lighting from the normal light bulbs to energy saving bulbs. One of the most energy sapping light bulb has to be the halogen bulbs which are bright but consumes a lot of electricity. The next item that needs replacing is the house's old refrigerator. If your house fridge is more than 6 years old then, I would encourage you to replace it with the latest environmentally safer model which does not need CFC gas and more energy saving. The above 2 are my household's heavy energy consumption appliances and after replacing them my electric bill actually went down by 15%. Next on the list would have something to do with our housekeeping where we need to reduce less clutter throughout the house premises. This is important when you have air conditioning and clutters in your house will contribute to dust accumulation that will create blockades in the blades and air filters of the air conditioners. When that happens the appliance will need more electricity to operate and keep the temperature at the choice optimum level. Self cleaning and annual professional maintenance will be very necessary to keep them operating at the most optimum and energy saving mode. A little change with the house interior is also another way where we can save some money. One of it will be having the larger part of the house to be painted in light colors so that the rooms could be brighter and have a lesser use of lighting. Windows also play an important part in keeping the house bright putting shades or solid curtains will just hinder natural light in the daytime from illuminating the house. In the daytime, we should always remember to let in as much light as possible from the windows. Lastly, it would have to be some common sense and good habits like switching off unused appliances turning off the appliance is usually not enough. It would be better to switch of the main switch at the appliances' connector.

simple don`t turn on the lights turn on the television if you don`t need it reduce the power of every your light..

I should mention that LED lighting is getting more powerful almost every day. LED "bulbs" demand higher investment than other forms of energy efficient lighting, but their increased lifetime more than makes up for it. I think, too, that they are even more energy efficient and environmentally better, too.

I am using up guard on my ref and ups for my desktop computer. For our bulbs, we use florescent lamps.

Handing over electric production and distribution to private sector with no interference by the government is only solution to get better power supply on more regular basis and on a lower rate.

Base on my experience, I use to buy appliances with lower watts. And I manage to think withot opening my refrigirator (im Joking). Best way is to minimize the usage of Lights, Aircons and Heaters

Well some of the things that help is making sure all the lights are off when you are not in them except for lights you feel are needed kept on. Then during the winter months, keeping the heat down in rooms you are not in, and when you are not home. You might also turn your monitor off on your computer when not using it, your computer on sleep mode, etc. Being able to find ways to keep your utility costs down is a good thing.

Even do there is an invention that lower the cost of Electric Bill. Those company that running the business didn't want to lose a single cents. They always making alibi to increase the rate of electricity...

I just follow the advice of our electric company like making sure everything is switched off when not in use;limited usage of AC unit, and unplugging appliances instead of keeping them on stand-by mode.

I use the mirowave mostly now. for when I use my electric stove the bills are always higher. I also set the furnance down to 68 or 70 degrees. even 65 sometimes. I like it cool enough to sleep at night under cover. I use Christmas outdoor lights on my porch , clear ones are great for night light outside. it has great light and draws less bugs. the solar lights are great but can get high if you have to buy batteries alot in some.. I find this has helped on my electric bill. also cover your windows with that extra plastic to keep out air and check your doors if need repaired in anyway.

Of course there is a way to reduce our electricity bill. First of all, not only turning off all of the electrical appliances when you are not using, but also unplug them too. Unplugging all of the unused electrical appliances can reduce the lost of electricity. Secondly, you should buy an electronics energy saving device which can reduce your electricity consumption around 20%. However, different brand may have different saving rates. Thirdly, you should pay a bit higher price for the latest energy saving electrical appliances especially like the Freezer, Air-conditioner and so on which we use very often. We can save a lot of money for long term budget. Fourthly, replace the conventional water heater by solar water heater. Finally, do use all of the energy saving electronics light fittings which can allow us to save around 15% to 25%, subject to the specified brand too. With these few steps, I am sure you can save quite much of your electricity bill.

Of course there are so many things we can do to decrease electricity consumption. First of all just be sure to turn off all appliciances that aren't in used. Don't buy any appliances that aren't useful really in our day to day use.