Turn Off The Lights

 

Even energy efficient bulbs still require energy to work and leaving lights on in unoccupied rooms has a direct link to your energy bill.  Click play to learn more or read the text from the video below.  If you find this information useful please feel free to share this with your facebook and G+ friends.  And if you know anyone that needs help with their current mortgage or needs help getting qualified to purchase a home please call me. 

 

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Money Saving Minute #008: Turn Off The Lights.  This weeks tip is one that we all know because we have been told from the day we could reach the light switch to turn off the lights when we leave a room.  So why don’t we?  Old habits?  Myths about using more energy to turn the light back on?  Or is it that we don’t see the relationship between flipping a switch and our  checkbook?  The amount of money can you save by turning off lights is determined on how many lights you have running, at what power rating and for what amount of time.  For instance if you have one light bulb with a 30 watt rating running for 100 hours that will be 30kW-hours.  If your electricity is being supplied at $0.18/ kW-hour then 30 kW-hours is equal to $5.40.  With numerous lights, turning them off can offer a real saving over a long period of time, not to mention an important environmental benefit.  But doesn’t it take more energy to turn a light on and warm up the bulb than it does to just leave it on?  Well, according to Mythbusters...(video)  This has been money saving minute number 007.  It’s your cash and watching the The Money Saving Minute each week will help you keep more of it.  Click to the right to subscribe so you don’t miss any money saving tips and click the facebook button below to share this with your friends.