Energy Saving Tips For Home

This booklet^{^} aims to provide tips for saving energy at home.

Some simple energy saving tips at home:

• Use appliances of high energy efficiency, such as products with "Grade 1" energy label.
• Set and maintain air-conditioned room temperature between 24^oC and 26^oC or above in summer.
• Use lamps with high energy efficiency, such as Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps or integrated type compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).
• Use appliances with timer control or automatic power-off function. Do not leave them in standby mode for a long period of time.
• Switch off appliances that are not in use or after use.
• Use appliances of appropriate capacity and features best suited to homes.
• Maintain appliances regularly before or after use for optimal energy efficiency.
• Minimize hot water usage for bathing and cleaning purpose as far as possible.
• Use the web based energy calculator to estimate the annual electricity consumption of appliances under the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme.
  Website: https://www.emsd.gov.hk/energylabel/en/cal/cal.php

^{^} This booklet can be downloaded from this link: http://www.emsd.gov.hk/en/energy_efficiency/energy_management/publications/index.html