Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.
Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)
Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)
Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.
Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.
Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.
These are some of the appliances commonly found around your house. Click the checkbox next to the appliances you have and then the Calculate button (near bottom of page) to find out your approximate monthly energy costs to operate them. Typical power consumption and hours of use vary. Move your mouse cursor over any appliance to find out how we calculated it. You may also change the kWh value to see how your operating costs may change as energy costs vary.
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