 Start Living Green - Energy Use
It starts with a change of mindset. We need to retrain ourselves to think of energy as an expensive and limited resource, one that needs conserving.
Basic Tips
- Turn lights off whenever you leave the room. Buy CFL or LED bulbs.
- Turn plugs off whenever you can. Standby mode can use 25% of the full power use!
- Encourage your children and staff to do the same.
- Be mindful - even when boiling the kettle. It is often boiling 20 seconds before it clicks off.
- Buy a geyser blanket.
The Next Step
- Invest in a solar geyser. Your geyser is the most energy-hungry appliance; a solar geyser can start saving you money after only two years!
- Invest in solar or wind power solutions. The repayment takes longer, but with Eskom prices rising steadily, this increasingly makes financial and environmental sense.
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