Are you always getting a rude shock from your utility bill? If you can’t understand how your tiny household chalks up such a hefty electricity bill, Nanzinc.Com has some suggestions on what you can do to cut your power bill while saving the planet’s resources too.

By: Lianne Ong

You’re hardly at home and you haven’t been throwing all-night parties – so why is your monthly electricity bill skyrocketing? By following a few prudent steps from this article, you would be better able to track where your electricity goes and how you can use it more efficiently. After a few months, you should be able to see trends and patterns.

1. Do a home electricity audit

Is your home energy efficient? If you don’t know, you may have to do a witchhunt and find out which of your appliances are major electricity guzzlers. Try doing a home electricity audit – it’s the first step to identifying inefficient appliances, or identifying new ways to be more energy efficient. The Energy Efficiency Programme Office has a consumption calculator to help you. Take action once you’ve found the culprits: It may mean that you get rid of the convenient kettle, and just store hot water in a regular vacuum flask instead.

2. Change your habits

When it comes down to it, it’s really about changing your habits and using common sense. Every little bit counts.

Examples (Source: Energy Efficient Programme Office)
· Switch off the computer completely when not in use for more than 30 minutes. Leaving a desktop on for 8 hours a day could cost $15 a month.
· Switch off appliances at the power socket, instead of leaving them on standby. Having that little greenlight on throughout the day could cost you an extra $45 a year.