削减能源使用，省钱
在过去的几个月里，你在家里一直在家里度过了很多时间。随着房屋的准则更安全，尽可能在尽可能在家里工作，或者在许多情况下都没有工作，在房子里挖掘到新的正常情况。但是，当隔离区可能会使您免受冠状病毒的安全，但在室内携带的所有时间都可能对银行账户的健康有害。毕竟，那些Netflix Binges没有由仓鼠轮供电。此外，在家中的更多时间往往会转化为更多的能源使用情况，这意味着许多人在许多人都希望削减支出的时间里，就是更高的水电费。但你不必关闭所有的灯。以下是减少检疫期间能源使用的10种方法。
Dine by Candlelight
也许你不能前往你最喜欢的餐厅进行浪漫的日期晚餐，但你可以在家里重新创造氛围 - 并通过烛光用餐时拯救一点钱 - 当你用餐时。关闭这些架空灯，享用美味的家庭熟食，一杯您最喜爱的饮料，并通过闪烁的烛光的奉献焕发来欣赏你所爱的人的公司。毕竟，隔离区仍然可以浪漫。
Turn Up the Thermostat
When you’re at the office, someone else is paying for the heating and cooling, but at home it’s all on you. Depending on the climate where you live, your central air-conditioning system accounts for anywhere from 10 percent to a whopping 25 percent of your summer energy bill. Still, as summer kicks into full gear, you don’t need to suffer in sweltering indoor temperatures. Just turn up the thermostat a few degrees. You’ll still be comfortable, but you’ll feel a lot less hot under the collar when you open your electricity bill.
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Use Fans
If it isn’t too steamy outside, you can save even more electricity by turning your central air conditioning off altogether and switching on a ceiling fan or portable fan. The savings can be quite significant: During the peak of summer, it’s not unusual for electric bills to rise $100 to $300, thanks to central air-conditioning use. In contrast, it typically costs around $5 to run a box fan for 12 hours a day all month long.
Take Advantage of Energy Off-Hours
Many utility companies charge a premium for electrical consumption during peak hours, which typically run from late afternoon until around 8 or 9 p.m. These are the busy hours because, at least during normal times, most people are out of the house during the day and have to wait until they're home in the evening to run their major appliances. One small silver lining of quarantine is that you're always home, so hold down your energy costs by running your dishwasher, washer, and dryer either late at night or early in the morning.
填补主要电器
避免诱惑折腾的诱惑自行的清洗衬衫只是因为你想在下午晚些时候穿。运行几乎空洗碗机也是如此，因为你用完了干净的刀具。像洗碗机，垫圈和烘干机一样的主要设备消耗了大量的能量，以便在合理的限制范围内保持电费，在您有充分的负载之前保持运行它们。
Check for Leaks
Running the air conditioner with leaky windows or doors forces the appliance to work much harder to cool down your home and, as a result, increases your energy bills. It’s not difficult to check for leaks, though, and fixing them is a simple DIY project to tackle during quarantine. First, turn off the AC and any portable fans or ceiling fans. Then light a stick of incense and hold it in front of all the windows and doors in your home while watching for shifts or wavers in the column of smoke, indicating a draft. Repair any leaks with weatherstripping.
关闭烤箱
Yes, you still need to prepare meals during quarantine, but that doesn’t mean you have to switch on the oven. Stoves and ovens, particularly electric models, are heavy hitters when it comes to energy consumption. Instead, prepare meals in your slow cooker, microwave, or toaster oven, all of which consume a fraction of the energy used by a traditional oven. Even better, these smaller appliances won’t heat up your entire kitchen.
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Take advantage of your blinds or curtains to help regulate the temperature inside your home, cutting down on the need to run expensive air conditioning or heating. On hot summer days, keep the blinds down to block out the sun’s rays. Go ahead and open them later, when direct sunlight no longer beats on the glass. If it’s the chill you want to keep out, open the blinds to let in the maximum amount of sunlight, and then close them once the sun goes down to help hold in the warmth.
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Change the AC Filter
如果您今年夏天在家中留下更安全，您可能也比平常多运行空调。毕竟，您需要在那些加热的缩放会议与老板中保持冷静。特别是随着这种增加的使用，每个月清洁或改变AC单元中的空气过滤器很重要。脏空气过滤器对设备的效率降低，导致能源成本更高。
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洗衣服在冷水中
加热和冷却系统后，热水器是大多数家庭中最大的能源消费者。您可以通过节省最脏的载荷，例如床单，毛巾和内衣，以及为您的其他服装切换到冷水的热水循环来降低成本。作为奖金，冷水减少褪色，所以你最喜欢的暗牛仔裤或黑色毛衣看起来更长时间。
Save Money While Staying Home
住在家里并不意味着你的能源成本不得不飙升。应用这些提示和技巧，以帮助您管理您的能源消耗。
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