Energy Saving Tips

With the WA state government announcing that power is set to increase 7% in July 2018, the following are some helpful tips that tenants can use to keep their power bills to a minimum:

• Buy door snakes – cheap and easy and keep drafts out reducing need for heating.
• Pull on a pullover or grab a grandpa blankie – saves on room heating by putting on the heating when you get really cold.
• Take advantage of the sun – to heat the home during the day.
• Read in bed with an electric blanket – reduces need for room heating (and you are toasty anyway).
• Turn off chargable devices when charging is done.
• Keep themostats on fridge freezer at right temperature( 3-5 for fridge, -18 for freezer.)
• Wash clothes in cold water.
• Ditch the Dryer (good for making a fire pit!) and hang your washing outside or under a patio.
• Use the whole oven when using the oven to cook – make a brownie, cake or roast a few extra veges.
• Turn off the lights for the rooms you aren’t in.
• Use energy efficient globes – LED globes can reduce energy by half or more across a whole house and reduce your bills significantly.
• Have a TV free night…have dinner and play boardgames with the kids!
• Challenge yourself – make every bill better than the last and help the environment too.