Using all of these technologies it would be nice to use it to lower the energy consumption. Here’s some of the ideas I want to use to lower the energy consumption.
TV, decoders, mediaplayers use 55W in standby mode
Detailed monitoring: TV uses 0.1W in standby mode so it must be the Decoder and media players.
Some devices can’t be turned off because they might have to do something (example: Cable decoder might have to record a program)
Group-1: KiSS/Wii/PCH
RULE: mon-fri 02:00-19:00 OFF
SAVINGS: 24W x 17hrs = 148 kWh / year
Group-2: Humax/TV
RULE: mon-fri 04:00-12:00 OFF
RULE: mon-fri 14:00-17:00 OFF
SAVINGS: 17W x 11hrs = 70 kWh / year
Bedroom TV uses 8W in standby mode and is only used at night
RULE: fri-sun 11:00-22:30 OFF
RULE: mon-thu 09:30-22:00 OFF
SAVINGS: 8W x 13hrs = 40 kWh / year
Don’t want the TV to be turned on/off when I could be sleeping.
Office equipment uses about 60-80W, but part of it is only required when I’m working at home
GROUP1: switches, phones, printer, monitor
RULE: mon-fri 0:00-08:00 OFF
RULE: mon-fri 08:00-16:00 OFF when I’m not ‘present’
SAVINGS: 50W x 8hrs = 146 kWh / year
Other items
Replace garden lamp (ON when it’s dark) with energy saving lamp
Turn OFF lamps in livingroom 10 minutes after the TV power consumption goes below 90W (between 22:00-07:00)
Only turn on ventilation if the bathroom humidity > 60%
Water consumption
Has gone gown significantly. We used between 50-70 liters (13-18 gallons) for a normal shower. Now we only use 20-30 liters (5-8 gallons)
Calculation:
300 days / year shower (holiday,travel)
Average savings of 30 liters (8 gallons)
2 people
2x 30liters x 300 days = 18.000 liters savings/year (nearly 5000 gallons!)
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