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Saving energy at Newtown Silos

Saving energy at Newtown Silos

I am on the Executive Committee of the Owners Corporation for Newtown Silos and over the past year have been working on energy saving measures cut our ever increasing energy bills. We are aiming to reduce our energy costs, cut CO2 emissions & reduce maintenance costs. Have a read below and make some energy saving suggestions in the comments. What have we done so far? Push button timer switches on the two garbage rooms so the lights cannot be left…

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Save money by reducing standby power usage

Save money by reducing standby power usage

On average Australian homes waste 10% of their total energy use on standby power. The Jackson Green Energy Saving Powerboard – Master/Slave (PT9778) is a great way to save on standby power usage at home or at work. You can pick these up for around $30. The powerboard itself uses less than 1W of power and provides surge protection Here’s how it works: Plug one device into the ‘Master’ socket and related devices into the ‘Slave’ sockets. When the device…

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