Tips for Saving Energy When You’re Working from Home

Many people are currently working from home for the foreseeable future, and that means that home energy costs are going up. Here are some useful tips on how to reduce energy consumption, from installing eco friendly lights to improving natural lighting and more, from our team specialising in free LED upgrades.
Energy Saving Tips
Smart Power Strips 

Electrical devices, whether they are smartphone chargers, computers, tablets or kitchen appliances, draw electricity while plugged in – even when they are not in use. Smart power strips like those manufactured by Belkin, Samsung, iHome and others not only work in connection with smart devices like Alexa and Google home assistant, they also ensure tech devices don’t draw power when they aren’t in use. 

Improve Natural Lighting 

Improve your home office to take advantage of natural lighting during the day – it won’t just reduce your lighting bill, the increased sunshine will also help reduce heating needs, making it a great way to reduce energy consumption. If possible, choose a room or space that gets plenty of daylight. Open up the curtains rather than turning on a light, and let the sunshine warm your feet or wrap a blanket over your legs rather than using that space heater. 

Switch Off 

As office workers, we’ve all gotten into the habit of leaving everything on when we go home at night, as it’s the fastest way to get started the next morning. Unfortunately, it’s also a big energy user. Either shut down your computer at night or have it automatically switch over to an energy-saving sleep mode if it’s inactive for more than a few minutes. That way, you reduce energy consumption even if it slips your mind. 

Change to Eco Friendly Lights 

If you work early in the morning, into the night or in a room that doesn’t get a lot of natural light, then it’s a good idea to swap out your lightbulbs for eco friendly lights. LEDs offer the best energy efficiency on the market by a considerable margin, while also offering better quality light that is less strain on your eyes. You can expand this project to your entire home to increase your savings and, with a free LED upgrade, you don’t even have to worry about the initial cost of the new LED lightbulbs. 

Don’t Over-Fill the Kettle 

Kettles are one of the biggest energy users in your home and, with the chilly weather and working from home, we’re using them more often than usual. Some good tips to reduce energy consumption and still get your morning tea or coffee include only boiling as much water as you need (this makes it faster too), reducing how much tea or coffee you drink, and investing in an energy-efficient coffee machine rather than boiling the kettle. 

Interested in a Free LED Upgrade? We Can Help You Move to Eco Friendly Lights! 

In2Energy is fully accredited to provide free LED upgrades under the Victorian Energy Efficiency Scheme to ensure you access your rebates while moving to eco friendly lights. For more information, please contact us at In2Energy today. We can assist you with any of your LED-related questions and help you reduce energy consumption! 
Location: Ground floor Building 5/540 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley VIC 3150, Australia

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