It’s not has hard as you might think to cut down on your energy usage and electricity bill. Check out how I used the Kill-A-Watt Electricity Monitor to find out how much juice my laptop is sucking down and what I can save if I shut it off at night. Plus I have a lot more energy saving tips for you there, too!
PPL and Project Envolve are generously offering one of my readers a Kill-A-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor of their own! Then you can find out what the energy users are in your house and cut back and save money. This giveaway is open to US residents only ages 18+ and will end at 11:59pm ET on February 24, 2014.
Good luck!
Sherri Lewis says
I would use it on my laptop and our entertainment center first……
Sherri Lewis says
Turn off fans and lights when you leave the room
Beth Tilmont says
I’d use it on the video games in the mancave!
wild orchid says
I would like to use it on my computer first!
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Heather Dawn says
I would like to check my TV!
Cheryl Free says
I’d use it on our home theater components first.
Susan Christy says
I would use it on my TV
Virginia Rowell says
The first thing I would use it on would be the tv.
Maralea says
I would use it on my Keurig
Maralea says
My energy saving tip is to do wash laundry using cold water
cheryl lister says
I would love to know how much energy is wasted by lights being left on all night. I have one child who just doesn’t seem to remember to ever do that!
cheryl lister says
Buy energy saving appliances whenever it comes time to replace an old energy-guzzling one.
Michelle says
I’d like to try this out on my laptop and my kids’ laptop to see how much energy is used by never turning them off.
Maria P. says
Don’t turn the lights on until its dark outside. Open the blinds, use the natural light its free!
tanna sutherland says
definitely on the playstation, it seems it is always left on!
jessica hager says
I would check my new dishwasher and deep freezer.
Melissa Smith says
I would use it on my husband’s laptop first! That thing never seems to hold a charge very well, makes me wonder how much juice it pulls.
Austin Baroudi says
I would use it on my TV!
jeremy mclaughlin says
Would use it on my computer first.
Sandra says
I would use it on a Laptop
Tiffany C says
I’d use it on my laptop first. I leave it on almost every night.
Brandy Fisk says
My computer and laptop.
kelly mcgrew says
my tv/cable system! i am dying to know how much it sucks up!!
kelly mcgrew says
plug chargers, lamps, tvs, etc into a power strip and click it off when you are finished using or when you leave for work in the morning! i do this all the time and it saves time by not having to pull the actual plugs on chargers and such just click the button with your foot!
Hannah says
I would use it on my tv
Hannah says
I bought a remote control power strip and I use that to turn off my tv and electronics
Holly Storm-Burge says
I’d use it on my old Mac desktop.
Joni Caraway (trippygrandmaof3) says
I would use it on my television, laptop and desktop computer first to check.
Lisa R says
I’d try it on a TV that my husband leaves on all day, not sure if its safe for certain appliances though
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MaryAnn says
I would use it on my stove
Lisa R says
Buy energy saving appliances such as refrigerator, dishwasher, washer and dryer
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MaryAnn says
My energy saving tip is to teach your kids from a young age to turn off lights when they leave a room
Ronda says
I would use this on my computer first.
Ronda says
Turn off lights when not in use.
Joni Caraway (trippygrandmaof3) says
My energy saving tip is to keep your freezer full, I keep jugs of water in my to keep it as full as possible since I have a big chest freezer.
Pam H. says
I would first test my desktop computer.
Pam H. says
My tip is to insulate any outlets that are on an outside wall of the house.
shirley says
I would use it on my son’s computer first.
Dorothy says
I would use it on my clothes dryer
laura ari says
I’d use it on a fan we run non stop in the crawl space.
Kathy Fleming says
I’d use it on my fridge first.
Gail Fernandez says
I would use it on my TV — and all the other TVs in the house.
Emily Wells says
I’d play with it to find out what uses the most energy, then use it on whatever my results were. Probably the TV.
Chris Snyder says
I would checkout my extra freezer in the garage (assuming the monitor handles that heavy of a load). We could consider downsizing the unit after knowing what it actually costs us. Thanks for the contest 🙂
linda w. says
Definitely on the computer.
sarah jerome says
I would like to check n see how many kilowatts my laptop uses as it is on most of the day everday
sarah jerome says
I use the green energy bulbs all through out my house n turn off lights when not in room.. only wash when have full load on either dishwasher or washer… hang out laundry in summer months helps too… keep my hot water tank at 120%
Julie says
I would use it on my computer it is always on…
Sky Evans says
I’d use it for my computer.
Sky Evans says
My tip is to turn off appliances that are not used.
kathy f says
I would use it on our computers.
Dana Matthews says
I try it out on TV’s first!
Dana Matthews says
Cold water for my laundry…timed showers…lights off when not in use.
Patrick Virgadamo says
These work really well to identify devices that are energy hogs.
Krystal Dunlap says
I would use it first on my tablet and lights.
Krystal Dunlap says
Turn off the lights, TV,etc when they are not in use.
ashley cossette says
id use it on the living room tv!
ashley cossette says
I unplug any electronics that I’m not using even if they are off they are still using energy!
Diana Stanhope says
I would use it on my entertainment center first.
Diana Stanhope says
We save a fortune unplugging things we are not using.
Emi says
On our desktop since we hardly ever use it anymore.
Emi says
Energy saving tip – we got a solar panel that sits in the back window of our car and we use it to charge all of our rechargeable batteries.