I have all LED lighting, switch appliances off at the wall, dont leave phone chargers and such plugged in and only have lighting on in the room I am in.

Generally if you call your electrical company to query your electricity fees and set up, and if you ask, they often will advise similar energy saving tips, though we generally are charged a lot in Australia, Look for tags on products before buying as well.

Great info. We have mostly installed LED lights in our home to save money

Our electricity bills are so high it is a huge concern even though we do our best to save energy!

With exorbitant electricity prices, and they increase every year it seems, ways to conserve energy and possibly reduce your power bills are so valuable

Thanks, a great read & we try and do as much as we can including washing in cold water and hanging the washing out on the line.

I try and save energy wherever I can.

I rarely use the dryer and hang clothes outside or by the heater.

always looking for ways to save energy

This year we are layering up with extra blankets as we are using the heating, so far it has saved us heaps of money. We are using the above hints too plus others.

Already do all these tips – but have to keep reading these ideas in case there is something I am missing. Thanks for sharing.

Definitely layering up at the moment and using some nice scented candles in the evening!

We need to start doing more of these things, great tips.

Great tips thanks for sharing

We always turn lights off when leaving a room. Use cold water and air dry on the line rather than using a dryer. It really does make a big difference to our bill.

I don’t leave any appliances on standby. In fact I never have. I also turn off the water taps at the washing machine when they aren’t going to be used for a few days. The Gas Hot Water Service I normally reduce to just the pilot on if I am going away for a week or more. When I go away I make sure all power points not being used have nothing plugged into them and are switched off. I leave the fridge and freezer on.

We’ve changed all of our light globes to energy saving ones, turn lights off when not needed, put the heating on a timer.

Great tips
We close curtains early to keep the heat in, don’t use the dryer unless necessary, only have lights on when needed

Any appliance left on standby uses a lot of electricity. I use my dishwasher because if medical problems I have. I don’t put it on until it is full. My washing goes outside on the clothes line, then on airers inside. The only time I use my dryer is if it is cold, raining and I need some of the clothes or sheets I have washed, If they are too damp to hang inside I get them airing dry in the dryer then onto the airers. I bought extra airers to reduce use of dryer which I rarely use anyway. If I am going for a holiday I won’t leave damp clothes around. I don’t want them to go mouldy.

We turn off lights when not needed, dry clothes on the clothesline and use energy efficient appliances. I wash in cold water most of the time but I do use a dishwasher. We use less water and electricity because my son would refill the sink when the water got a bit cold. We have also turned off our big freezer and bought a more energy efficient fridge and upright freezer. By doing these things we have dropped our electricity bill by close to $80