Home Energy Saving Devices

Various Energy Saving Devices

Savings on energy bills can come in a big size like in solar water heating or solar power generation but also as a smaller size savings.

So, what small size energy saving ideas can one find?

• Buy and install an home energy monitor
• Buy an energy saving smart power strip. This is smart power strip you can buy for a few tens dollars that will automatically switch off the current to a computer (or printer) in the standby mode or to a TV (or other entertainment device) in the standby mode. This will eliminate the “phantom current” taken by electronic devices in the standby mode; did you know that in the UK they figured out they could have one power plant less if all those “phantom current” were eliminated?
• Buy Energy Star Labeled efficient appliances
• There are different devices on the market that improve the Power Factor. Without going into electrical engineering details, it is true these devices (that might cost a few hundred dollars) save on the current coming from the utility grid but the save in power consumption (what you pay for) is insignificant. The saving doesn't worth the investment, I’d prefer to invest my money elsewhere…
• There is a special plug for the refrigerator (or the freezer) with a commercial brand name Savaplug that can save the power consumption of the fridge