- Turn off lights when you leave a room.
- Use insulation and weather stripping around doors and windows.
- Use energy-efficient light bulbs and appliances.
- Electricity is used to pump your water, so conserving water also conserves electricity.
- Use reduced-flow shower heads.
- Fix leaky faucets.
- When doing laundry, use warm or cold water instead of hot water. Most of energy is needed to heat the water.
- Hang up your clothes to dry, instead of using a dryer.
- Make sure your refrigerator door shuts tightly.
- Don't locate your refrigerator or freezer in direct sunlight, or near the stove, dishwasher, or other heat-producing appliances.
- Consider keeping storm windows up all year. Storm windows can keep out the heat in summer, just as they keep in the heat during the winter.
