| Author: lalitha rajappa 24 Sep 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Dear Sudhersana,
people tend to waste electricity in a number of ways.
I also have a few tips on this. If you are living in an apartment with the cooperation of every member of your association of flat members you can install solar panels to illuminate common areas like streets, stair cases etc.
We can also install solar water heater on our terrace and save electricity needed to run the geysers. People should be encouraged to use inverters with batteries charged by solar power. Maximum benefit should be reaped from the freely available solar power, this will reduce our dependence on electric supply for our energy needs and shall in the long run prove to be a very good money saver.
Various state governments offer discounts for installing solar panels and solar geysers. Though the initial costs may be high, this money is well adjusted against the bill we would pay in case we use electricity.
Go for solar power and this shall make the country clean green and energy sufficient.
Regards,
Lalitha Rajappa,
Member, IRC.
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| Author: Latha Jayaprakash 06 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
Hi Sudhershana,
I have also found most of your tips to be correct. I have one or two suggestions in this.
About running the motor; what I do is to put the motor daily and maintain the full tank level. I have found that I need not run the motor for more than 10 minutes. I have fixed up a particular time that is 6.30 am daily, as motor time.
In the kitchen I have an extra 8 watts CFL bulb which I use in the evenings when I do not have any work in the kitchen or even a zero watt bulb will do because I have been told that the kitchen should not be dark in the evenings.
Get our own Indian made CFL bulbs and use them in your homes. Do not buy cheaper ones. You'll recover the cost in the course of time. You tend to save money and electricity also.
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