Considering the hubbub that has been going around on greenhouse
gases and unemployment, it is easy to see why being energy
efficient is all the rage these days. At first, when we think
about it, it is hard to see just where we can cut back. It is
seemingly impossible to live without electricity since nearly
everything we do happens to involve electricity in some way. But
with a few simple tricks, it is quite easy to do nowadays. In
the beginning, it is hard to imagine living without any of our
home electrical appliances. But there is actually a replacement
for most of them out there in the market. They will all do
pretty much the same thing and utilize less energy in the
process. Some examples of this would be using CFL lamps instead
of the typical light bulbs; LEDs are great too, in some cases.
It is estimated that changing all the lights in a home with
these can reduce energy consumption by 50% to 75%. Looking for a
considerably more power efficient refrigerator is a great idea
as well, since it is by far t