52 Electricity and energy-saving tips for home, office, and industry

In this post, I will discuss 52 electricity and energy-saving tips for home, office, and industry. Energy saving reduces the cost and also carbon emissions.

The methods and energy-saving tips suggested here are practical and can be done at very little or no cost.

Electricity and Energy-saving tips

A few of the electricity and energy-saving practical tips are as follows:

1.   Turn off the electric stove sometime before the specified time
2.   Use induction heater in place of normal heater for cooking
3.   Use flat-bottom pans for cooking
4.   Use a pan with more diameter. This will help to use full flame more efficiently and with less wastage. This is one of the very good energy-saving tips.
5.   Use pressure cooker up to extend possible
6.   Use lids over the pan. So steam formed inside will be used to cook. This is also one of the very good energy-saving tips.
7.   Wet grinding is faster than dry grinding in the mixer
8.   Use solar power heater, if possible
9.   Use solar panel power for heating
10.   Use washing machine at full load
11.   Use cold water for rinsing in the Washing Machine
12.   Front-door washing machines are more efficient and consume less water
13.   Fridge – do not open the door more frequently
14.   Defrost the fridge regularly
15.   Keep the refrigerator a little away from the wall to make air circulation better
16.   Do not keep the door of the fridge open for a long time
17.   Use a box freezer with a door on the top in the shops.
18.   Refrigerators with freezers on the bottom are more efficient
19.   Avoid putting hot eatables directly in the fridge. First, cool down the eatables in the open air then keep them in the fridge.
20.   Use an electronic regulator for the fan
21.   The height of the exhaust fan should be more than the fan height.
22.   Always use auto cut-off type electric iron
23.   Do not put more water on the cloth before ironing
24.   Use a fan with an air conditioner and keep the temp setting high. This is one of the very good energy-saving tips.
25.   Do not set a very low temp setting for AC. The 26-degree setting is enough and good
26.   Roof garden (if possible) will reduce the burden on the air conditioner
27.   Microwave ovens consume less power compared to the normal heater
28.   Use energy-efficient appliances. The 10-year-old appliance may not be efficient. We should replace it with more modern and new equipment.
29.   Buy Energy Star-certified appliances. An energy rating of 5 stars will be best.
30.   Use LED-type TV
31.   Use smaller TV, big screen TV consume more power
32.   A laptop consumes less power than a desktop
33.   Turn off your screen. Screensavers do not save power
34.   Scanners, printers, faxes, etc, should be kept OFF until needed
35.   Take a print on paper only when it is necessary
36.   Get an energy audit done in the office/company
37.   Employees (by rotation) should check that lights are switched off after office hours in the entire office. This will avoid unnecessary keeping light ON the full night.
38.   Encourage employees for a brainstorming session to discuss saving energy and electricity. This way you can get very good tips to save energy related to your industry.
39.   Use technology to hold a conference
40.   Encourage energy-saving productivity projects. The best productivity suggestion may be given an award.
41.   Use automatic power factor controller to avoid PF penalty (not for homes) and also save some power
42.   If a variable speed of the motor is required then, a variable speed drive (VFD-based AC motor) is more efficient
43.   A leak in the air compressor will waste a lot of power. Keep the air compressor leak-free.
44.    Use skylight (natural light) up to the extent possible
45.   Plant shady trees outside your office. This will keep the outside wall cool and save electricity required for air conditioning.
46.   Buy wind power plant/machine
47.  You can buy wind power machines located at any other place sitting at the office and avoid travel. Get this free power for your own use.
48.   Switch off light fans, if not required
49.   Replace bulbs with an LED bulb or LED tube light
50.   Clean frequently LED bulbs & tube light
51.   A remote does not switch off the TV completely. Switch off the main switch itself
52.   A cooler fan consumes more power than a simple table fan. If you want just a fan only then, use a table fan

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About the author – G K Agrawal B.Sc and B.Tech (from HBTU Kanpur), Retd. Sr DGM Design (BHEL), the inventor of patents, has lifelong industry experience in the electrical and electronics design field of R&D. He worked for BHEL. He shares his experience and knowledge on blogs and YouTube. Read the profile here.