The consumer center's energy advice service informs private individuals in a four-part series about how they can save energy. In Part 1, consumers learn how they can "Optimize heating". Part 2 is about how energy can be saved through "Cost-effective measures you can do yourself". In Part 3, private individuals learn more about how to "Save hot water". Part 4 provides information on how private individuals can "reduce their electricity consumption".
In order to optimize heating, the consumer center advises, among other things, to regulate the thermostatic valve. If private individuals lower the room temperature from 24 to 20 degrees Celsius, for example, consumption falls by around 20 percent. In addition, consumption can also be reduced by means of a heating control system. In addition, energy can be saved by doing things oneself, such as insulating the top floor ceiling and the basement ceiling, replacing old pumps with high-efficiency pumps, and sealing windows and doors.
Private individuals can also save energy with regard to water, for example by taking colder, shorter showers and using water-saving shower heads with a water flow of less than nine liters per minute. Electricity consumption can be reduced by, for example, only switching on the Wi-Fi when it is needed. When it comes to lighting, private individuals should opt for LEDs. Energy can also be saved by using the most economical device in each case: "Smartphones consume less electricity than tablets. Tablets use less power than notebooks. And notebooks consume less power than desktop PCs," says the consumer advice center.
Source and further information: verbraucherzentrale-energieberatung.de
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