If you watch the news, it will sound prefer all of us are having an energy crisis.
- There are cities in this country plus in other countries that are literally turning off the lights.
And politicians are even pleading with residents to reduce the use of their air conditioners or turn them off completely. Unfortunately, due to the terrible heat, it’s almost impossible to turn off the air conditioner. I live in the southern area of the state plus air conditioner is essential down here. Especially on those days when the temperature soars close to 100 degrees. While it can be uncomfortable to turn off the air conditioner, there are a few things that all of us can do to use our units less. One way is to install ceiling fans in our homes. According to the Department of Energy, by using a ceiling fan, you can increase the temperature on the temperature control by about 4 degrees without feeling any discomfort. That might not sound prefer a lot, however if every home did this, then our air conditioners would be running less in the Summer. Another way to help with the crisis would be to cook less inside the home. Using an oven can increase the indoor temperature, which will lead to the air conditioner working harder. One thing that I personally do is I close our blinds while I was in the hottest area of the afternoon, then blocking the sun from entering into your home is one sure way of keeping it cooler plus the air conditioner would run less than if they were kept open. While I don’t guess all of us are in a full-on crisis, the writing is on the walls, so all of us should all do what all of us can to help alleviate some of the energy that all of us are consuming on a weekly basis.