Save energy at home
Make thoughtful decisions about, for example, heating and lighting, and you will create a healthy environment and reduce your climate impact.
Smart choices at home are good both for the environment and for your health.
Reflect on lighting and heating
- Use LED lights. They have a much longer life span than regular lights, use much less energy, and are, therefore, less expensive in the long run.
- Put the thermostat at 20 degrees Celsius. If you can lower the temperature by one degree, you lower the energy use by about five percent.
Check your electronics
- Invest in an energy an efficient TV. The bigger the screen, the bigger the energy consumption.
- Turn off electronics that are not in use, and air out the space every day.
- Turn off the computer and its peripheral devices with the off-switch instead of putting it on stand-by.
- Get a power strip with an on/off switch. Electronic equipment with transformers such as 12 W halogen lights, wireless telephones, cell phone chargers, battery chargers, and set-top boxes use electricity even when not in use.
- Use green electricity produced from renewable energy sources such as wind power, hydro power, biofuels, and solar energy, marked with an independent eco-labeling.
Save energy when washing yourself
- Shower instead of bathing. A five-minute shower can save 90 liters of water compared to a bath.
- Install water-saving nozzles on all taps.
- Remember to turn off the shower while you soap yourself.