Electricity bill is one the main expenses we all have. We can’t deny the fact that it’s one of the main contributor sucking our budget especially here in the Philippines since we are a tropical country.
If you’re one of the many Pinoys looking for some ways to save money, please continue reading to have some ideas and tips on how you can lower the consumption of your electricity and of course your electricity bill.
If you are trying to budget your finances, these 5 simple tips to save money on electricity bill may help. We’re doing it in our home to save some pesoses and lowering our expenses, and I’m telling they works.
Since one of our major expenses is the electricity bill, I searched the internet for some useful tips on how we can save a little amount of pesoses. You may be aware on some of these, but for those who are not, this is for you. It may save a little but over time, it could be a big help.
Let me share you the tips to save money on electricity bill.
Hack#1. LED bulbs.
Lighting is one of the necessary needs in our home and thus one of the major contributor to our electricity bill. We can’t deny the fact that we really need it but we should be aware that there are ways or other options we can use to save some pesos while using it.
And that is by using LED bulbs. LED means light emitting diode.
I hope you are aware that it’s also available for home and residential use. This can really give us big savings over time especially if you own a big house or you have many lights in your home.
Almost all of the hardware store are selling LED bulbs now so having this one is really easy. I found this comparison from Meralco website about LED and a traditional incandescent bulbs.
I find this useful and informative so I’m sharing it to you guys.
Hack#2. Aircon to Fan timer.
Now this may not be applicable to everyone but for those who have AC that doesn’t have timer or even if they have timer but doesn’t have an option to switch to fan after the time set reached, this simple device can help you.
We’re using this one since our AC doesn’t timer. And we found this one very useful and efficient. It helps us to save money on electricity bill.
If you’re like many of the Filipino na hindi makatulog na sobrang init pero syempre gusto din magtipid this might help you. You set the AC to be on for atleast 2-4 hours then switch to fan after.
Since malamig na yung room, you can sleep well and continue sleeping well since the fan will continue to cool the room while saving consumption of electricity. Since our AC doesn’t have timer, hindi na namin na-ooff or say nakakalimutan na dahil napasarap na ang tulog or ‘tinatamad’ na dahil antok na antok.
Ang nangyayari, hindi na namin na-ooff or late na namin nag-ooff ung AC. After using this, we observed a decline in our electricity bill. If you’re looking on ways to save money on electricity bill, you might wanna try this.
Hack#3 LED tv.
If you’re planning to purchase a new television, this is a very good option to save money on electricity bill on your future use. Dahil tayong mga pinoy ay mahilig manood ng tv, it’s one of the major consuming appliances in our home.
This can also really give us big savings over time. Although CRT TVs or traditional television is almost rare right now, we should consider this when buying a new one.
After getting married, one of the appliances we bought is an LED tv. Not only because this is the most available TV now but we also looking for energy efficient TV. See below info graphic from Meralco comparing the usage of the traditional and LED tv.
Hack#4. Look for Energy Saving Guide.
As most of the expert advised, plugged in appliances still consuming electricity even it it’s off. As long as it is connected on the power line, there is still electricity running on it.
It may be too small, but more appliances combined over long period of time can really add costs in our electricity bill.
Make sure we unplugged devices/appliances if not being use. We’re doing this and I’m telling you, this really makes a difference. Of course over time, it grows big.
Hack#5 Unplugged unused appliances.
source: wonderfulengineering.com
As most of the expert advised, plugged in appliances still consuming electricity even it it’s off.
As long as it is connected on the power line, there is still electricity running on it. It may be too small, but more appliances combined over long period of time can really add costs in our electricity bill.
Make sure we unplugged devices/appliances if not being use. We’re doing this and I’m telling you, this really makes a difference. Of course over time, it grows big.
Those tips above may seem to be very simple but can really give us BIG benefits along the way. You have some other tips/hacks you wanna share with us? Please share by commenting below.
We should always remember that every peso we save, is a peso we earn. Every small things we do, if we do it consistently, it can really have an impact to our lives.
Using LEDs is definitely cost-effective. I’ve noticed my bills going down since we switched to LEDs. It was worth it.
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