Energy saving in everyday life

To show how important the energy conservation is for us, we want to give one simple example: we will leave one incandescent bulb with a capacity of 60 watts throughout the year.8760 hours in the year.We multiply this number by the power of the light bulb 0.06 kW, we get 525.6 kW*hour.That is, our bulb consumes so much electricity per year.And the most interesting thing is to ensure its work to burn about 200 kg of coal.And if the bulb is 100 watts, more than 320 kg of coal.

But here it should be immediately noted that it is impossible to confuse energy conservation and energy savings, because energy conservation is a more extensive concept, which includes the savings of all energy resources, primarily fossils.In the household, the energy for heating is primarily consumed, which is made up of the lion's share of energy consumed in everyday life.And if you consider that the main generation of thermal energy in Kazakhstan is carried out due to the burning of coal, then the saving of thermal energy will have a tremendous effect on the reduction of emissions of CO2 or the so -called carbon dioxide.

Every year, the whole share of electricity, gas, heat, water is spent on household needs;On a huge scale, the use of household electrified equipment is growing, and the natural wear of the housing stock is underway.

Today, energy consumption is one of the most important not only economic, but also social indicators that largely determine the standard of living of people.In the world, a rating of electricity consumption per capita is underway, in which Kazakhstan takes 43th place.In turn, the first 30 countries are developed countries around the world.In all strategic documents, the Government has a task of entering the country in the 30 most developed countries of the world.From this it follows that the consumption of electric energy in Kazakhstan will only grow, especially due to the household sector.

But what to do to reduce consumption.Alas, it is impossible to stop a decrease in energy consumption in the household sector, all that we can only slow down the topics of its growth.And here is the most difficult problem - to start with yourself.It is necessary to learn to comply with the elementary rules of the culture of energy consumption.In foreign countries, energy -efficient driving courses are already taking place, so Kazakhstan needs to quickly catch up with all spaces in energy efficiency.As practice shows, due to energy conservation, you can save up to half the payment of utilities.Therefore, we have prepared some methods of energy conservation in everyday life:

The main energy resource in housing is warm, and therefore we will begin with measures to save

1. Sealing cracks in window frames and doorways;
2. Compaction of the narthex of windows and doors;
3. Installation of windows with multi -chamber double -glazed windows;
4. Installation of Calor Reflectentis screen (or aluminum foil) on the wall behind the heating radiator;
5. Replacement of cast-iron radiators with aluminum (preferably with valves-plates);
6. Installation of the second door in the entrances.

If you live in an apartment building, you must definitely check with the management company whether the heat metering device and the automatic heat consumption regulation system are installed in your house.It will not be superfluous to make a thermal imaging filming of the house for insulation of facades and walls.

Electric energy savings

1. Replace ordinary incandescent lamps with LED analogues;
2. Use local lamps when there is no need for general lighting;
3. Take it a rule, leaving the room to extinguish the light.
4. Once and for all, deal with the classes of energy efficiency of household appliances.Use the technique of energy efficiency not lower than “A” (preferably “A+”, “A ++” and “A +++”);
5. Disconnect devices that are in standby mode for a long time.For a year, you can save about 300 kW*hour or 5,000 tenge;
6. Boil in an electric kettle as much water as you want to use;
7. Install refrigerators in a darkened and cool place;
8. The electric stove is the most energy -intensive device in everyday life.It is necessary to ensure that the burners do not be deformed and tightly adjacent to the bottom of the heated dishes, turn on the stove at the time of cooking, and turn it off a little earlier than the food is ready.

If you live in an apartment building, you need to achieve the installation of traffic sensors and LED lamps on the stairwells and in the basements.In general, it is quite possible to reduce electricity consumption by 40-50% without reducing the quality of life and damage for habits.

For information, they would like to note that the electric stove consumes about 1000 kW*hour a year, the refrigerator - 400 kW*hour, TV - 250 kW*hour, washing machine - 200 kW*hour, etc.

Although gas is more environmentally friendly energy resources, its reserves are not unlimited.Therefore, gas saving measures are also relevant.

1. The flame of the burner should not go beyond the bottom of the pan, pans, teapots;
2. The deformed bottom of the dishes leads to a gas overspended up to 50%;
3. Dishes in which food is prepared should be clean;
4. The door of the oven should fit tightly to the body of the plate and not release the hot air;
5. In some cases, hot water saving also reduces gas consumption.

In general, simply economical use of gas is reducing its consumption by 2 times.

Another inconspicuous resource in everyday life is water.To date, the cost of one cubic meter of cold water is not so high.As a result, many have an erroneous impression that it makes no sense to save water, but we are talking about drinking water, the reserves of which are limited on the planet.On the scale of the planet, the lack of drinking water is a real problem requiring an immediate solution.Therefore, the rational consumption of water should be considered as decent behavior in relation to natural resources.In addition, the savings of hot and cold water helps additionally reduce the consumption of electric energy consumed to ensure the water supply system.Therefore, we presented the main measures to save water below.

1. Install water flow meters;
2. Do not leave the crane constantly turned on when this is not necessary (when brushing your teeth, when washing and taking a shower, when washing dishes, etc.);
3. Install lever switches on the faucets instead of rotary cranes;
4. Do not turn on the water with a full stream.In most cases, a small stream is quite enough;
5. The shower takes 10 times less water to accept the bath than to take a bath;
6. Significant water saving is obtained when using two button drain tanks.
7. Install the dishwasher and start it most often in mode, which saves water and energy, manual washing significantly increases water consumption;
8. Do not use water to defrost meat products.

In conclusion, I would like to note that we ourselves create an atmosphere of comfort around us, because all the measures proposed above improve the living conditions and stay in the house, and also create comfort and heat.We begin to lead an energy -efficient lifestyle, but the main thing is to be constant, to make energy conservation an integral part of life.This is not so difficult, the main thing is to start and make it a familiar phenomenon for yourself.