The importance of saving energy

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All of us use energy every day for entertainment, cooking, transportation, lighting, heating and cooling homes, manufacturing, etc. We consume a lot of energy. According to stats SA South Africa consumes about one fourth of the world's energy resources.

By conserving energy we can lower the amount of pollutants we release into the air and water and thereby help to keep our environment clean. Additionally, if we use less energy we can save money on our electric bill or reduce the amount of money we spend on gas. So you can help the environment and save money at the same time! Energy is a limited resource, it's limited by what we can afford, the infrastructure needed to make and distribute it and the availability of the raw materials

We can conserve energy in many ways and at the many differently levels of energy consumption. At home, simple actions such as turning off the lights and unplugging computers or turning off televisions can help us reduce our consumption and thereby conserve energy. Installing thermostat technology is another means of saving energy and identifying the gadgets and appliances that are drawing power from the outlets even when not in use.

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At the commercial level, updating older buildings with new, more efficient technology can help reduce the amounts of electricity required to power a business. Installing Legend Power’s Harmoniser, for example, is a great way to monitor and minimise voltage consumption and therefore conserve large amounts of energy over time!

 Here are the biggest reasons why it is important to be energy-conscious and make every effort to conserve our electricity:

•   Conservation can save you money. This is one of the biggest reasons many begin to cultivate a culture of conservation, however, as more and more people learn, it is certainly not the only reason.
•          Less electricity used means less fossil fuels burned. It’s true that we can obtain electricity from cleaner sources of energy such as wind and solar power, but much of the electricity that we use is still from sources such as oil and coal. Fossil fuels are not renewable sources and the more electricity we consume, the faster these resources will be depleted.
•         Fossil fuels are not a clean source of energy either. Conservation of electrical energy can help to lessen pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
•         As part of the big picture, conservation can also help reduce the risk of oil spills and the threats that coal and oil procurement pose to our ecosystems around the world.
• In an effort to reduce fossil fuel consumption, scientists have focused money and efforts into developing nuclear reactors. Although these reactors can yield much electricity, it also produces radioactive waste products. Decreasing our demand for electricity can decrease the need for nuclear reactors and therefore reduce the risk of radioactive pollution.