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Managing your home energy use efficiently can be hard work. We’ve busted a few common myths and come up with some useful tips to help you get on track to save both energy and money. Switching off an appliance prevents it from using electricity. Most appliances continue to draw energy even when they are not in use. Once you’ve finished using an appliance make sure that you switch it off at the wall and pull out the plug. Myth 1 Busted! Using electricity at night is cheaper. If your appliances are wired to the General Supply Tariff 11 then it is the same flat rate day and night. Connect to an economy tariff for cheaper evening rates. You can’t insulate an old home - it’s not cost-effective. Insulating your property will prevent you from having to rely on heaters and air conditioners as much and will therefore result in cheaper energy bills. New homes are more efficient. This is not necessarily true. The energy efficiency of your home has to do with how, and not when, it was built and designed. Leaving computers, lights and other appliances switched on uses less energy than switching it off and back on again. The amount of energy used when switching a device on is very small in comparison to the energy used to keep an appliance running when it’s not needed. As a general rule: switch off a device whenever you aren’t using it. Energy efficiency Energy myth busting $ Busted! Busted! Busted! Myth 3 Myth 2 Myth 4 Busted! Myth 5 By using your energy-efficient appliances incorrectly you may be cancelling out the savings made from opting for a product with a high star rating. An example of this is a fridge that isn’t properly sealed. It may seem like it’s working but will be working a lot harder to keep temperatures cooler - therefore doubling or even tripling your bills. To prevent issues like this, appliances should be carefully maintained with regular cleaning and checks. Remember to switch devices off when they are not in use. It is also important to consider where your appliances are positioned. A fridge positioned in direct sunlight or close to heat sources such as ovens and dishwashers will use significantly more energy in order to keep cool. Get the most out of your energy efficient appliances Visit ergon.com.au/homeenergytips today to better understand your energy use and put the power back in your hands. Off On SOURCES http://yourenergysavings.gov.au/energy/appliances-equipment/energy-efficient-appliances/use-appliances-efficiently http://www.energyaustralia.com.au/residential/energy-efficiency-safety/energy-saving-big-ideas http://www.smallstepenergy.com/top-ten-energy-saving-myths http://www.homeenergy.org/newsite2011/public/index.php/show/article/nav/consumerinformation/id/1703
Transcript of Energy Myths Busted Infographic - Ergon Energy€¦ · Managing your home energy use e˜ciently can...
Managing your home energy use e�ciently can be hard work. We’ve busted a few common myths and come up with some useful tips to help you get on track to save both energy and money.
Switching off an appliance prevents it from using electricity.
Most appliances continue to draw energy even when they are not in use. Once you’ve finished using an appliance make sure that you switch it o� at the wall and pull out the plug.
Myth 1
Busted!
Using electricity at night is cheaper.
If your appliances are wired to the General Supply Tari� 11 then it is the same flat rate day and night. Connect to an
economy tari� for cheaper evening rates.
You can’t insulate an old home - it’s not cost-effective.
Insulating your property will prevent you from having to rely on heaters and air conditioners as much and
will therefore result in cheaper energy bills.
New homes are more efficient.
This is not necessarily true. The energy e�ciency of your home has to do with how, and not when, it was
built and designed.
Leaving computers, lights and other appliances switched on uses less energy than switching it
off and back on again.
The amount of energy used when switching a device on is very small in comparison to the energy used to keep
an appliance running when it’s not needed. As a general rule: switch o� a device whenever you aren’t using it.
Energy efficiencyEnergy myth busting
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Busted!
Busted!
Busted!
Myth 3
Myth 2
Myth 4
Busted!
Myth 5
By using your energy-e�cient appliances incorrectly you may be cancelling out the savings made from opting for a product with a high star rating.
An example of this is a fridge that isn’t properly sealed. It may seem like it’s working but will be working a lot harder to keep temperatures cooler - therefore doubling or even tripling your bills.
To prevent issues like this, appliances should be carefully maintained with regular cleaning and checks. Remember to switch devices o� when they are not in use.
It is also important to consider where your appliances are positioned. A fridge positioned in direct sunlight or close to heat sources such as ovens and dishwashers will use significantly more energy in order to keep cool.
Get the most out of your energy efficient appliances
Visit ergon.com.au/homeenergytips today to better understand your energy use and put the power back in your hands.
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SOURCEShttp://yourenergysavings.gov.au/energy/appliances-equipment/energy-efficient-appliances/use-appliances-efficientlyhttp://www.energyaustralia.com.au/residential/energy-efficiency-safety/energy-saving-big-ideashttp://www.smallstepenergy.com/top-ten-energy-saving-mythshttp://www.homeenergy.org/newsite2011/public/index.php/show/article/nav/consumerinformation/id/1703
