You can reduce your electricity consumption by watching appliances that use more energy in your home. Here is a quick breakdown of some regular chores you perform at home:
Energy-efficient fluorescent lights can help you save up to 75% on your electricity bills. These bulbs consume only 0.025 kWh an hour.
If you do laundry twice weekly, you consume more than 200 kWh annually. After all, an average clothes dryer uses 2.7 KWh on one load.
An average US home consumes about 5,000 kWh annually to operate an electric water heater.
Baking consumes 3.2 kWh, and frying takes 2.4 kWh for an hour.
In summer, a conventional air conditioner uses approximately 30 kWh daily.