With the rising cost of energy, it is very important and practical to conserve electricity as much as we can. Conserving energy not only helps us in lowering our electric bills. It also helps in protecting our natural resources as well. There are a lot of ways on how to conserve energy. Most of them are simple, even your kids can do it. Here are some of them.

1. Turn off the lights when leaving a room at night. Electrical lights consume a large amount of energy especially if you are using incandescent lights which are energy inefficient kind of lights. Make it a habit to turn the lights off and see how much you could save on your electricity bills.

2. Unplug your appliances when you're not using them. Appliances that are plugged still consume energy even if they are turned off so to avoid this from happening, unplug everything that is not in use.

3. Avoid opening your refrigerator if you're not getting anything. If you open your ref constantly, the ref will work harder to cool it again. And of course this process of recooling consumes a lot of energy.

4. Avoid using water heaters if you can. If the water is not that cold, try not to use the water heater because this eats up a lot of electricity.

5. Use solar panels in your home. Solar panels utilizes energy from the sun and converts it to electricity that could be utilized by your appliances and other electronic gadgets. It could cost you a lot to set up one in your house but it will help you save a lot of money from your electric bills in the long run.

These are only some ways on how to conserve electricity. These tips would help you reduce your electricity bills by around 10-40%. Not bad right? So what are you waiting for? Start conserving electricity today.