Conserving Power of energy is a vital requirement in order ensures a greater number of chances to survive in the predictably dangerous world of tomorrow. In order to ensure our survival in a desirable period of long run a few investments must be made today in order to rap the advantages in the future. These investments may seem a burden and too much to bother with but as we are largely dependent upon technology so a few measure are necessary to ensure evolution of this technology which have made our lives so much easy and to some extent complex.

First and foremost priority is to install an ENERGY STAR qualified and a programmable thermostat. It can easily ensure savings up to $100 per year for residents of coastal areas and over $150 for residents of inland areas. Major advantage of such device is that it covers up it cost in time period of less than 12 months. Besides installation an energy efficient thermostat also make sure that your heating and cooling ducts professionally sealed to save up to $120 to $190 for the residents of coastal and inland residents respectively. Further more in order to become a more energy conservator, Seal your home's envelope walls, floor, ceiling and roof to save up to 10% on your annual energy bill. Add weather stripping around windows and doors to reduce drafts. Use caulking to seal around ducts, plumbing and any other openings in walls, floors and ceilings to reduce air leakage. Begin in the attic, a common place for warm air to escape. Seal larger gaps that cannot be covered with caulk or with expanding foam.

After sealing all the excessive cracks and holes, ascertain the true current level of insulation not just from wrappings or general idea. Manually measure the depth of existing insulations using a ruler. Unfortunately if your current insulation is less than 7 inches of fiber glass or rock wool or 6 inches of cellulose you are probably advised to add a couple of inches more to it. Another major step to control your energy costs would be replacement of your heating equipment if your current one is more than 15 years old with new ENERGY STAR rated models. Please make sure that equipment is of proper size to handle your homes heating or cooling requirements further more it is installed properly by the qualified trained experts. Old furnaces have proven themselves to cost more to operate per year than new, ENERGY STAR qualified models that are 15% more efficient then the out dated ones in most of our homes.

Maintenance of Your Cooling System is must if want to save power and put down your electricity costs to a minimal level. Have an air conditioning unit serviced can easily put down 15% of cooling costs in just one blow. Installing windows with a higher efficiency, which are 40% more efficient than those normal standard windows is also a vital method to control your energy costs. Consideration could be taken for replacing single-pane windows with double-pane windows that are gas-filled with high performance glass. ENERGY STAR qualified windows may help reduces your heating and cooling costs by up to 15%. The windows must be sized and installed properly.