Here are some of the great ways I can save energy around my house in almost every room. All the following tips are spread out in there energy form (water, electricity ect.) except for the Kitchen.

How to Save Water

• I can first start off with water saving, fixing dripping taps. A tap dripping 45 times per minute wastes around 1,000 litres of hot water a month, the equivalent of 10 bathtubs.
• Another small job I can do to save water is avoiding using small amounts of hot water if cold water will do. Each time you run the hot tap, one litre or more of cold water goes down the sink before hot water is delivered.
• I can have smaller showers, this is because about 7 gallons of water per minute are used, every less minute means a lot less usage of water

In the Kitchen

• Use smaller kitchen appliances whenever possible. Microwaves, toaster ovens and slow-cookers can use 75 percent less energy than a large electric oven.

Lighting and Electricity

• Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs. These bulbs use 75 percent less energy than typical incandescent and they last 10 times longer.
• I can turn of the lights when I am not in the room. This will reduce the total energy use by a lot in the long run.
• I can switch off appliances such as microwaves, TVs, videos, stereos, and computers, as they use energy when they are left on standby. A staggering 85% of the energy used by the DVD player is consumed when it is not actually in use.
• I can turn off the toys and games that use batteries when I am not playing with them. That makes the batteries last longer, and I won’t need as many of them.

Cooling and Heating

• If a room is not being used then I will shut the door and leave it closed. This is really useful if I am not using the room on a long term basis. Rooms that are used some of the time will have the door fanned and cold air will escape into the other rooms.
• When it’s hot or cold, I can turn central heating thermostat in the house down by just 1°C which can save up to 10% on my parent’s energy bills
• I can wear another layer of clothes when it’s cold, so I don’t have to turn on the air conditioner as often

If I do all these energy saving tips at my house, I would be doing my bit to make Australia go green.