Blog: 8 Ways to Hack Your Electricity Bills!
Since the start of 2022, residents in urban countries like Singapore are no strangers to news about surges in global power prices. The outcome? Electricity bills that might truly.. shock some of us.
Besides seeking out the cheapest power suppliers, what are some changes we can make to our daily living to decrease power usage and prepare for such hikes? Here are 8 ways for you to hack your home electricity bills!
1. Use a Smart Meter to Track your energy usage
Keeping track of your energy consumption will help you take note of your consumption habits and help you reduce any energy wastage!
2. Use Energy Saving Appliances
Yes, energy efficient appliances are more costly in the short run. However, refrigerators, washing machines or aircons with 4-5 tick energy labels would translate to lower costs over the longer term - especially significant in a period of increased electricity costs
For those interested in the math about savings, this article provides the breakdown.
3. Use Solar Energy to Power up your devices
In tropical Singapore, the consistent, scorching heat we're used to (ok probably not) can for once be used to our advantage (yay). Completely free and environmentally friendly, solar panels can be a great investment! By keeping your smaller devices charged up at zero cost, the amount saved can add up over the long run.
4. Store up Solar Energy
Besides using solar panels, take it a step further by investing in a quality solar power bank, which allow you to charge and store solar power for later use.
Simply leave it on the car dashboard when parked, or leave it out if you're at a picnic and you'll have acquired free energy at the end of the day! Portable and perfect for the outdoors, check out the Anchor Solar Powerbank or read more about them it this blogpost!
5. Use LED Motion-sensing lightings
Replace your bulbs with energy-saving and motion-sensing lightings for your homes. Not only do LED lights reduce energy consumption, motion-sensing bulbs ensure that you do not keep unused lights on!
6. Remove Plugs from sockets
Unplug electronic devices to prevent vampire appliances from latently sucking up energy!
7. Turn off Your Computer
Kick the habit of keeping your work devices on throughout the day and idling through the night. Not only is it harmful to your devices, it consumes additional energy unnecessarily.
8. Turn on your ceiling fan on reverse mode
Turn on your ceiling fan and embrace natural air! If you really can't, consider increasing the temperature to 26 degrees while keeping the fan on reverse mode. It will help to keep the room cold!
We hope this article helps spark some ideas on how you can save on electricity costs. Even though each step may not seem like a lot on their own, remember that it all adds up!