Water Conservation

Run your washing machine and dishwasher only when they are full and you could save 1,000 gallons a month

Use the garbage disposal sparingly. Compost instead and save gallons every time.

Collect the water you use for rinsing produce and reuse it for watering houseplants.

Keeping your shower time under 5 minutes could save you up to 1,000 gallons a month.

Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If it seeps into the toilet bowl, you just discovered a leak. Having a slow leak repaired could save you around 600 gallons a month. (A toilet flapper stuck in a wide open position could waste abound 3,000 gallons per day!)

Have leaky faucets repaired and you can save over 500 gallons a month.

Match the water level to the size of your load when doing your laundry.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth and save 4 gallons a minute. That equates to 800 gallons a month for a family of four.

Turn off the water while you shave and save more than 400 gallons a month.

Plug the bathtub before adjusting the temperature as the tub fills up.

 

Electric Conservation

Turn the air conditioner off when you are not at home. Also raise the thermostat setting on your air conditioner 5° to 6° F.

Turn on fans, rather than air conditioners, to circulate air.

Close shades and curtains during the day to keep the heat out.

Put timers on your dehumidifier or air purifiers so they run only at night.

Run your dishwasher early in morning or late evening, and make sure it is full.

Wash clothes either early in morning or late evening.

If you have an electric water heater, shower and wash clothes and dishes in the late evening.

Limit the use of small appliances during the day – especially heat producing appliances (such as toasters, coffee makers, electric fryers or griddles, hair dryers, curling irons, etc.)

Turn the lights off when you leave a room.

Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs where bulbs are on a lot of the time.

Minimize the amount of time doors are open on your refrigerator and freezer.

Turn off home computers and televisions when not in use.

 

Natural Gas Conservation

Lower your thermostat. Save from 3% to 5% on your heating costs for each degree lowered.

Wash full loads of clothes in cold water.

Use energy saving settings on home appliances.

Close vents in unused rooms.

Allow sunlight to enter your home during the day by raising blinds or opening curtains.

Close heavy drapes to add insulation.

Use plastic window coverings on drafty windows.

Make sure your fireplace damper is closed when not in use.

If you have a gas fireplace, turn the pilot off during the warm and hot months.

Promptly turn-off kitchen, bath, or other ventilating fans off when not in use.