- Turn off all lights when exiting a room.
- Unplug any appliance not in use.
- Wash clothes in cold water.
- Reduce shower time.
- Walk, public transit or bike... drive less.
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Buy products with minimum packaging.
- But produce in season and grown locally.
- Properly insulate home.
- Install energy efficient windows.
- Stop drafts in home.
- Use ceiling fans to lower A/C use.
- Keep thermostats at a comfortable temperature but keep it reasonable. Approximately 10% savings a year can be seen on an energy bills by turning back one's thermostat just a few degrees for eight hours of the day (AEC, 2014).
- Buy Energy Star appliances.
- Install solar panels.
- Change outdoor lights such as flood lights to solar powered lights.
Solar electricity is rising in popularity. If you create more power than needed it can be sold back into the grid. This is known as Solar Net Metering (SEIA, 2014).
Sell your green power... Click to see if your state participates in net metering
Alabama Environmental Council (2014). Adjust the temperature. Retrieved from http://www.aeconline.org/energy/impact/thermostat
Solar Energy Industries Association (2014). Net Metering. Retrieved from http://www.seia.org/policy/distributed-solar/net-metering
