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Tips to save energy

By: Dilip Singh on Monday, 8 March 2010

Turn off lights when not in use
Clean the dust accumulated on tube lights and bulbs and its fixtures regularly.
Use ISI marked electrical appliances and equipments
Place your tube lights and bulbs in positions where the light is not obstructed.
Use CFLs to save energy

Why CFLs

Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) use about two-thirds less energy than incandescent bulbs with no reduction in quality of light. Compact fluorescent bulbs will give an incandescent bulb’s warm, soft light, while using up to 75 percent less electricity

CFLs are slightly costlier but are worth investing as they are smaller, cheaper, brighter, and offer improved color quality. Typically, a 23-watt compact fluorescent bulb can replace a 90- or 100-watt incandescent bulb

Use compact fluorescent bulbs in fixtures that are on for more than four hours a day. By replacing only two 75 Watt light bulbs that are on four hours a day by two 15 watt energy-saving lamps, you can save almost 18 Kilo Watt hours per year.

Less Energy More Light

Cooking

Use energy efficient chulas
Keeping the vessels closed with a lid while cooking reduces cooking time and energy use.
Soak the food ahead of cooking

Source : Energy Conservation Mission, Hyderabad

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