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Another way to cut your power costs at least in your wallet is to get onto a Budget Plan with your power company.

I use NV Energy and they take your monthly usage over a period of time and figure out what your average balance is so you make the same payment over the year.

Here in Las Vegas where my bill is 60.00 in the winter, it can go up to 300.00+ in the Summer with the AC on all the time due to it being 120 out. Being on a budget plan means I only pay around 100 during those hot months.

Wish I could afford to plaster my roof with photovoltaics to offset the cost of electricity but at the moment it is out of my reach.

I agree. If people only knew how much coal is burned in generating electricity, they'd use it well and efficiently!

Originally Posted by USGreenLiving

Another way to cut your power costs at least in your wallet is to get onto a Budget Plan with your power company.

I use NV Energy and they take your monthly usage over a period of time and figure out what your average balance is so you make the same payment over the year.

Here in Las Vegas where my bill is 60.00 in the winter, it can go up to 300.00+ in the Summer with the AC on all the time due to it being 120 out. Being on a budget plan means I only pay around 100 during those hot months.

Wish I could afford to plaster my roof with photovoltaics to offset the cost of electricity but at the moment it is out of my reach.

You don't have to sign up on any program to save. All you need is some simple ways to cut back on your energy costs! For one, you can turn off that air conditioning. You can save up to $665 per year if you use ceiling fans instead of airconditioners. You can also try washing your clothes in cold water and save at least $150 a year. You save about the same thing a year if you don't use your dryer and instead install a clothesline outside your house and then hanging your wet clothes on them.

Originally Posted by executioner

I've always believed that saving electricity is tantamount to saving the environment. This is probably simplistic to everyone, but it will come as a surprise that most people just don't think about how they pollute the environment just by plugging something in. Do you guys know that even when you can't see, smell or hear anything, that you are actually polluting the earth? It doesn't happen in your home but at the power plant that produces the electricity you use!

I've heard that James Hansen said that the real way to preventing climate change is to reduce energy use at home. If you guys would remember, Hansen is one of the first scientists who warned the world about global warming in the 80s

Originally Posted by Paunil

I agree. If people only knew how much coal is burned in generating electricity, they'd use it well and efficiently!

This is where alternative energy comes in handy. If we can find ways like solar energy or water energy to replace power plants that burn coal, we can do a lot for the environment.

Great tips. I have been doing all of that. I'd like to add though that having your clothes dry out in the sun has an added benefit: your clothes are bacteria free and they smell real good!

Another thing I do to save is that I don't use light bulbs, instead I use compact flourescent lights, and I've read that it saves me around $100 a year.

Thanks for the tips guys!

LED light can help you save a lot of energy and more greener than traditional tube light.
LED light is very efficiency.it can save you a lot of money.The efficiency is more than 85%.most of them are 90%.so you can see how much anergy can you save in the long run.

Cutting your power bill by over 70% by using LED tube light,LED bulb.


Wattage 18W
Approximate Equivalence 50W fluorescent tube
Dimension 120CM
Power factor >85%
Power supply 85-265 V
Life span 50,000 Hours
Color Cool white / Warm white
Lumen 1440 - 1728 lm

LED tube light -best choice for energy saving

Wattage 15W
Approximate Equivalence 45W fluorescent tube
Dimension 120CM
Power factor >85%
Power supply 85-265 V
Life span 50,000 Hours
Color Cool white / Warm white
Lumen 1200 - 1440 lm