Tips from the Office of Energy Efficiency of Natural Resources Canada

10 more Energy Saving Tips for Everybody

1. Use sinks full of water rather than running water for washing pots and cleaning vegetables.

2. Defrost freezers frequently since frost build ups reduce efficiency

3. Most foods can be placed in ovens during pre-heating. Only bakery goods must wait until ovens reach the correct temperature.

4. Dimming controls are useful for providing supplemental illumination in areas where natural light is available during the day.

5. Daylighting refers to the use of natural light in interior and perimeter areas. Windows, skylights and translucent daylighting can reduce your daytime lighting requirements by over 50 percent.

6. Pick the right hot water system for your facility or home. A unit that is too small may leave you and your guests without hot water, and too large a unit will consume more energy than necessary.

7. Use photocells to ensure outside lights operate only at night.

8. Do not over-dry dishes. Adjust power dryers to deliver heated air just long enough to dry dishes.

9. Switch energy-intensive lights off as soon as you leave an unoccupied area of the premises and add a Last Person Out switch.

10. Break the habit of turning everything on first thing in the morning. Leave equipment off until it is needed and turn it off when it is no longer needed.