We have a porch light that we used to keep on all the time. We would just forget to turn it off. Now that I have a smart bulb in there, it’s running a schedule (5pm to 5am), so I’m saving 12 hours of electricity. There’s a cool calculator that figures out how much money …
Would you like a nice chart showing your monthly electricity usage? I’ll show you how to build it.
Every week ComEd, my electricity company, sends me a report on how much electricity I’ve used in the past week. This report is very helpful, because it compares this week to last week. If I changed any of my electricity habits, like not running the dehumidifier, I can see the impact right away. Why weekly …
Replaced incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents. Put all my computer equipment on two surge protectors. Put the computer surge protectors in a desk drawer that is easy to access. Every morning before I leave for work, I turn off the the computer surge protectors, therefore turning off the power to my speakers, hard drives, USB …
Would you like to know how much electricity you use? ComEd offers your past 24 hours of usage history. 1) Go to comed.com 2) Go to the tab “My usage” and select “My usage history” You will see a nice chart that presents your past 24 months of electricity usage. I prefer my stats in …
You find that your power cord got caught under a shelf, what do you do? Option 1: Throw the power cord away. Once an electrical cord has been pinched or bent, it won’t repair itself, the electricity will always have problems flowing through the compromised cord. Option 2: Reuse the power cord. Cut the cord …
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“What is the optimal temperature for a refrigerator?” The best place I can think to get the answer is Sears. I would consider Sears to be the ultimate source on refrigerators. Where do you go to buy a fridge? Sears. To answer this question Sears Canada says, “To keep food at its freshest, the optimum …
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You can now measure the number of watts particular computers or appliances use. The P3 International Kill-a-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor just plugs right into your outlet and the unit’s large LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hour, the same as your local utility. You can calculate your electrical expenses by day, week, month, or year …
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How much electricity do you use? And what type of place do you live in? I currently use an average of 6.5 kWh daily and I live in a 750sq ft one-bedroom apartment. I was shocked when looked at my electricity bills from the days when I lived in a 375 sq ft studio. Back …
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To run something for all day long for every day of the month, multiply the watts by 0.0612. A 230-watt computer to run as a server non-stop would cost $14.08 a month (230 watts x 0.0612 = $14.08). Here’s the original formula found at: consumersenergy.com (pdf file) 1. Find the wattage rating on the back …
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