Very laudible! We need to think about doing the same - our power bills are astronomical. Unfortunately this is partly because energy prices have risen hugely in the UK over the last few years, and also because we buy from a "green energy" company and they tend to be more expensive.
We don't leave devices on standby; we disconnect phone chargers, etc when they're not being used; we've *no* heating at the moment because the one heater we do actually use is broken (though we have been using a fan heater when it gets a bit nippy); we have "night storage" that supposedly heats water overnight when it's cheaper; we bought an energy-efficient washing machine ...
However, there are a number of ways in which we probably aren't doing the best we can, and I'm trying to work through those at the moment, because the latest electricity bill scared me. We run up to three computers regularly, we cook two to three meals a day on the stove (in winter, anyway), we charge phones and ipods regularly.
Mr Itchy will be very interested to hear the argument for purchasing a flat-screen TV as being based in environmental/financial concerns ;)
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Date: 2007-01-16 11:40 am (UTC)We don't leave devices on standby; we disconnect phone chargers, etc when they're not being used; we've *no* heating at the moment because the one heater we do actually use is broken (though we have been using a fan heater when it gets a bit nippy); we have "night storage" that supposedly heats water overnight when it's cheaper; we bought an energy-efficient washing machine ...
However, there are a number of ways in which we probably aren't doing the best we can, and I'm trying to work through those at the moment, because the latest electricity bill scared me. We run up to three computers regularly, we cook two to three meals a day on the stove (in winter, anyway), we charge phones and ipods regularly.
Mr Itchy will be very interested to hear the argument for purchasing a flat-screen TV as being based in environmental/financial concerns ;)