It was a bright morning that welcomed Joanna to today. As she opened her window, she found herself in a refreshing morning. Just when she was taking a deep breath, she saw something sticking out from her letter box.
She went over to the letter box to collect her mails. That piece which caught her attention was the electric bill. Her heart almost stopped when she saw the stunning amount she had to pay. It totally downed her mood. She decided not to think about it.
She took a quick breakfast and left for work. When she was in her work place, she heard a lot of complaints from her colleagues about their electric bill as well. So she thought, “I need to do some research on how to reduce power consumption at home.”
That night she went online and started reading articles on how to reduce power consumption. As she was reading, some very simple yet interesting facts caught her attention. Joanna found out that the easiest way to reduce power consumption was by unplugging. The nearest unused plug which is still plugged into the socket is her mobile charger. She quickly pulled her charger out of the socket. As she read further down the article, she realized that mobile chargers consume more energy by staying in the socket compared to the energy required to charge her mobile.
She went over to the letter box to collect her mails. That piece which caught her attention was the electric bill. Her heart almost stopped when she saw the stunning amount she had to pay. It totally downed her mood. She decided not to think about it.
She took a quick breakfast and left for work. When she was in her work place, she heard a lot of complaints from her colleagues about their electric bill as well. So she thought, “I need to do some research on how to reduce power consumption at home.”
That night she went online and started reading articles on how to reduce power consumption. As she was reading, some very simple yet interesting facts caught her attention. Joanna found out that the easiest way to reduce power consumption was by unplugging. The nearest unused plug which is still plugged into the socket is her mobile charger. She quickly pulled her charger out of the socket. As she read further down the article, she realized that mobile chargers consume more energy by staying in the socket compared to the energy required to charge her mobile.
After that, Joanna went to unplug her tv set, dvd player and all other electronic devices. She found out from the web that when these devices are put on standby mode, it consumed up to 40% more energy. Can you imagine how much you could save by just unplugging them? Let say your yearly electric bill is $1000, if you unpluged all your unused electrical appliances before you go to sleep, you can saved up to $400 a year!! No harm trying right? Try it for one month and see the difference.
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1 comment:
nice advice! will try it!
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