Family-friendly tips to save energy at home (BPT) - Saving money
and reducing your home's energy usage are a priority for many
homeowners these days. Some energy-saving actions such as
switching off lights when leaving a room and turning off the
water while brushing your teeth or washing your hands are simple
and cost effective. This summer, try a few of the following
energy saving tips to save your family some money while keeping
the environment in mind: * Only run dishwashers, washing
machines and clothing dryers when they are full. Running two
half-loads uses double the amount of water, and only half the
clothes get cleaned. * Wash your clothes with cold water.
Washing laundry with hot water means the heater has to run,
accounting for up to 80 percent of the energy used per wash
load, according to the Alliance to Save Energy. If a household
switched to cold-water washing for a year, enough energy would
be saved to watch TV for 1,363 hours or charge an iPhone 4S
30,861 times. So by switching to cold water w