27 Feb, 2024
New Year’s Day is far behind us, but it’s never too late to resolve to break bad habits and start good ones. At the top of the springtime list: energy-saving habits. Experts say the best way to start a new habit and make it stick is to start small. Here are a handful of simple, small steps you and your family can take to create your new energy-efficiency habits: · At the top of the list, of course, is to turn off lights, TVs and other electronics when you’re not using them. On your way out of any room, switch everything off. · Turn on ceiling fans when you enter a room and turn them off when you leave. Ceiling fans make the people in the room feel cooler but have no function in an empty room. · Once it’s warm enough to turn on the a/c, inch the thermometer up one degree each week. As your family gets used to slightly warmer indoor temperatures, you can see some real savings on cooling costs. · Use bathroom and stove exhaust fans for only a few minutes at a time, until the smoke or steam has cleared. While exhaust fans expel heat and humidity from a room, they also suck air-conditioned air out if you run them longer than necessary.