3 Energy Saving Tips for Anyone Working from Home (1)

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3 Energy Saving Tips for Anyone Working from Home
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• More and more of us are working from home
  nowadays, whether we choose to do so, or have
  been instructed to by an employer, and creating a
  comfortable and functional work space has been
  challenging for some. One of the major factors
  affecting a home work station, is how much more
  electricity youre likely to use (and have to pay
  for!), and how much that additional electricity
  might be affecting the environment.
• To help you save energy while working at home,
  here are 3 tried and tested tips

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• 1. Make the most of natural light
• Helping your body to create Vitamin D and
  providing you with a light source that is much
  better spread out and diffused, natural light can
  save you money on your electricity bill, and help
  you work more healthily.
• While you will have to turn the lights on when
  the sun starts to go down, using natural light
  for as long as you possibly can, will save you
  money and even encourage you to open the windows
  and let some fresh air in when appropriate.
• If you do need to use artificial light, consider
  switching your bulbs from incandescent to LED
  bulbs, which are around 75 more efficient, and
  produce as much as 90 less heat.

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• Turning lights off when you leave a room is
  another small step you can take towards improving
  your energy efficiency when working from home.
• Streamline the energy
• Plugging your devices into a power strip (or
  smart power strip) helps to reduce power
  consumption, as at the end of the workday, you
  can turn all of your devices off and the power
  strip. If you didnt already know it, power
  strips that are still plugged in even if the
  devices plugged into them are all switched off
  will continue to use energy unless turned off.
  Known as phantom or vampire energy, this can
  typically consume the equivalent of the energy
  needed to power a whopping 11 million homes!

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• Go solar
• With federal incentives and an opportunity for
  your household to produce its own clean, green
  energy, solar panel systems are becoming
  increasingly popular, and are a great way to save
  money on electricity bills, whether you work from
  home, or not.
• In terms of energy efficiency, a solar system is
  the best way to reduce your power usage (and
  dependency on the grid), and while it may take
  some time for you to begin getting a return on
  your investment, once you do, youll wonder why
  it took you so long!

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• Over the 25-year span of solar panels, they could
  save you between ten and thirty thousand dollars
  on your energy bills, not to mention federal tax
  credits, potential referral savings, and the
  obvious benefits to the environment.
• Working from home is a convenient solution for
  many, but if youre concerned about how this
  could be impacting the environment and your
  utility bills, follow the tips above and start
  making energy savings today.

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