Home power usage

Hi all so i have a question that i think will help everyone to understand how to bring down the electricity bill in your home, cause lets face it electricity isn't getting any cheaper, i don't care where in the world you live electricity is a big part of any family budget, and that's not to mention the environmental costs of using the stuff but lets be honest, as sad as it is there are more people in the world who would respond better to saving a penny than saving the planet, but in my mind they are one in the same. So my question is of all the stuff in your home that uses electricity, what uses the most electricity and what uses the least ? I think if we can see the percentages we can understand where to start trying to save cash and the planet which ever comes first for you.

Ok so i went and did some research on the topic and it seems everyone has a slightly different idea on where the money is being spent, for the most part everyone is around the same place but ill let you see it for yourself. I've taken a couple of pie charts from a couple of different sites all with percentages shown throughout the average home, check it out

                                                                   I found a cool site for you to check out lots of useful stuff , it is a U.S site so some things might not apply to everyone but it's still cool. I will add it to my cool links.        U.S dep of energy and here's a link to do calculations on your energy usage http://www.eskomidm.co.za/calculators

So my conclusion is, every home is different. I know in the U.S they are big on space heating and cooling, where in South Africa most of us are not but it is on the rise as these things get cheaper to buy even though they are not getting cheaper to run. It seems the easiest way to save money in the home is to concentrate on lighting and water heating, which i kinda guessed anyway but this is not the end of this discussion i will soon be putting up a link on this blog to figure out what is the best thing to do about what we have learnt, now that we know where to start...

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Hi and welcome to the Half Lit energy blog, this blog is to better the world and the people in it by changing the way we think, the idea is to teach people to change the world bit by bit with fun info, interesting facts, technological advances and practical solutions to some major problems that we as humans have not yet fully come to understand, hopefully with this blog we can start understanding and start making a difference. No one person can save the world on their own but with your help we can create an army that can, a "green" army if you will with fresh ideas on the way things should be. hope you check in now and then maybe we can really make a difference, only time will tell. Thanks Gary