Energy Saving Tips

Five Simple Steps to Save 10% of Your Home Electricity Use

The air-conditioner uses the bulk of the electricity in a home. A fan uses less than 1/10th the electricity used by an air-conditioner! Use a fan instead of an air-conditioner to keep cool. Save about $40 a month or about $500 a year*.

The lower the temperature setting, the more energy used by your air-conditioner. If you use an air-conditioner, set the temperature at 25oC or higher. For every degree raised, save about $15 a year*.

Switch off home appliances at the power socket. Standby power can account for up to 10% of your home electricity use. Do not leave them on standby. Save about $40 a year*.

Choose energy efficient light bulbs (e.g. compact fluorescent lamps). Using a compact fluorescent lamp (7W) instead of an incandescent bulb (40W) can save about about $15 per bulb per year*.


Choose an energy-efficient appliance (e.g. air-conditioner. refrigerator) by checking the energy labels. A 4-tick air-conditioner saves you about $270 in electricity bills a year compared to a 1-tick model, and a 4-tick refrigerator saves you about $80 a year over a 1-tick model*.






Cheers,
Kah Guan