Do you want to save electricity?

Then use these tricks to reduce your energy costs

Created: 2022-04-22Updated: 2022-04-22, 2:10 p.m

By: Philipp Mosthaf

Energy prices are rising.

You can save a lot of electricity with simple tricks and good products.

It starts with the purchase of a lightbulb.

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Energy prices are getting more and more expensive, and that's where the money is concerned.

With a few tips and tricks, you can reduce your energy consumption and thus save a lot of electricity.

Our energy consumption has been increasing continuously for two years.

This is of course due to the corona pandemic and the home office introduced in many places as a result.

Many employees were suddenly at home with their laptops connected to their own power supply.

In addition, the leisure activities have been replaced by, for example, cooking and watching TV -

.

Energy prices have skyrocketed since the start of the Ukraine war.

Added to this is inflation, which significantly reduces our purchasing power.

While many people are already stocking up on disaster supplies or buying a diesel generator set to be prepared in the event of a blackout, other citizens are looking for ways to conserve electricity and thus reduce energy bills.

In this article, you will learn

.

This not only pays off positively for your household budget.

You are also doing something good for the environment.

Key word: climate protection!

Save electricity: It works with these tips & tricks

There are now numerous products that can be used to reduce energy consumption.

In particular ,

that are controlled by an app on a smartphone can be switched on and off efficiently.

We have listed some products for home and garden that will help you save electricity.

• Saving begins where the electricity comes from: from the socket!

  With a

  smart socket

  , your devices can be powered when they are in use.

  The

  smart sockets from TP-Link Tapo

  🛒 work via WiFi and can be controlled by voice command (Alexa/Google) or app (Android/iOS).

  You can also create entire weekly plans for efficient power consumption or switch on devices automatically to keep uninvited guests away.

• They are in constant use and have to be charged almost every day:

  smartphones, tablets and the like

  .

  Our everyday helpers also need a lot of energy over the course of a year.

  Many are so busy with their smartphone that they need a power bank, which also has to be charged at all times.

  How about a waterproof solar power bank that charges itself with sunlight?

  The

  Hiluckey 🛒 wireless solar power

  bank has 2 USB ports, a USB-C port and also supports wireless charging.

  With a powerful battery of 26,800 mAh, smartphones can be fully charged up to eight times and tablets up to three times.

• In fact, heating is the area where you can save the most money.

  In addition to the tried and tested tricks such as forced ventilation

  , smart thermostats help to reduce costs

  .

  The conventional thermostats are simply replaced by the intelligent models.

  Here, too, the control works via app.

  With smart radiator thermostats, you can save up to 30% energy.

  The

  smart thermostat with wall thermostat from Homematic IP

  🛒 finished as the test winner (grade 1.9) at Stiftung Warentest.

  With intelligent radiator thermostats, the room temperature can be time-controlled.

  The heating is automatically stopped when the room is aired, so that no energy is wasted unnecessarily.

  Also the

  radiator thermostat set from Bosch Smart Home

  e 🛒 is highly recommended.

  The set consists of 3 smart thermostats and the Bosch Smart Home Controller.

You can save a lot of money on heating.

Smart radiator thermostats like those from Bosch are easy to use and significantly reduce energy consumption.

©Bosch Smart Home

• Watching TV is probably one of the most popular hobbies among Germans.

  In addition, many employees have also purchased a monitor for the home office.

  When buying, be sure to pay attention to the

  energy efficiency class

  .

  This shows how much power the monitors and TVs need.

  The classes are from A+++ to G, with energy efficiency class A for the most economical devices and energy efficiency class G for the devices with the highest power consumption.

  The larger the monitor and TV, the better the energy efficiency class should be.

• Lightbulbs do not consume quite as much energy as other household appliances, but electricity can still be saved here.

  Smart light bulbs

  not only have energy-saving features, they can also be dimmed and are easy to install thanks to the E27 socket.

  The

  smart light bulb L519E from TP-Link Tapo

  🛒 can be controlled via the app and is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

  Set lightbulb schedules and never leave lights on for nothing again.

• You can save electricity not only in the four walls.

  Energy consumption can also be reduced in the garden, for example with an

  irrigation computer

  for the garden, terrace or balcony

  .

  With the

  Gardena irrigation control via app

  🛒 you can control the irrigation from anywhere.

  Create schedules for flexible programming.

  The

  Gardena soil moisture

  sensor 🛒 measures soil moisture, outside temperature and light intensity and thus helps with efficient and energy-saving watering.

• There are even more ways to save electricity in the garden.

  With

  lighting, you raise the appearance of your garden to a new level

  , even in the dark.

  But why buy garden lights with batteries or rechargeable batteries when there have long been solar lights.

  These draw energy directly from the sun.

  Leolee 🛒

  solar lamps

  are waterproof and have two brightness levels and a motion detector.

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