Your electronics suck the life out of our life!

A lot of electrical appliances use up a lot of energy – without you knowing it. So what are the appliances that use up all your energy? Is it the fridge? The microwave? That unnecesary light you keep plugged in all the time? Most people have no idea.

One easy way to fix this is using an energy monitor. Most electrical companies offer certain methods to efficiently monitor your own energy consumption. Another option is an app. The Smart-Eenergy-Meter app is Bleutooth connected to your Energy Meter Socket and can easily display your electric consumption. Certain companies, such as Smappee, even sprouted to help us consumers with our energy consumption.

As a student, you probably don't really think about these things all that often. Yet, not only will it save you - or your parents - money, it will save the world from ecological disasters. As energy meters are not helpful in a kot-life situation, there are some easy tips and tricks students can apply to help save their wallet and mother nature.

Tip 1: Your cheap water heater usually uses up a lot of energy! If you only heat up the water you’ll need, you can save a lot of energy – and eventually money. If the water heater has to heat up more water than necessary, it actually uses up more energy.

Tip 2: A lot of appliances still use energy even when they’re not in use! Appliances use up energy because they have to be stand-by, such as an alarm clock, the doorbell, the telephone modem… or appliances with electrical batteries such as an electric toothbrush. Most appliances don't always have to be plugged in! Only plug in those devices that don't have to be stand-by when you need them. When you have a nightstand-lamp, but almost never use it, then just plug it out and save the world the trouble of heating up. If you use a lamp at your desk, that's fine, but be concious of when you use it: you will most likely use it less in summer, than in winter!

These appliances which use up energy without being switched on can be compared to a dripping water tap. The tap is turned off, but slowly water creeps up and you lose essential water or energy and eventually money.

• Eletronics such as a water heater and a microwave oven are often unnecessarily plugged in. It should be a habit to plug in certain equipment only when needed

• It will save you a fair amount on your electrical bill

• It will release a little less CO2 in the air

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