You’re making your famous fried chicken for dinner. You could cook your mouth watering chicken in the deep fryer or in the air fryer. You know your family enjoys eating the delicious meal no matter which method of cooking you choose. Lately you’ve been interested in being more energy efficient around the house. To help you decide about which appliance to use, we looked at how much energy each one typically uses. You might be surprised by the answer.

Let’s look at wattage.

Summertime can bring rising temperatures leading to higher drought risk. In situations where water is more expensive-- or even limited-- water use should be heavily monitored and reduced in many areas. Simply timing your sprinklers isn’t the only way you can be conserving water!

The average American uses about 62 gallons of water each day. This leaves a lot of room for conservation, especially when you make active efforts to reduce water use in your day-to-day life. Here are a few more ways you can avoid wasting water.

Summer days have arrived and are here to stay. We rounded up some tips that you can do to help keep your energy use from rising with the temperature. The below tips are simple to start doing and will help you cut back on your home’s energy use.

Summer is the time for grilled food, pool parties, and swapping stories around the bonfire. Hosting a backyard barbecue is a great way to get the family together, and an even better opportunity to meet and greet your neighbors or reconnect with friends.

With all of this outdoor summertime fun, you have to be careful not to drive up your electricity usage! Here are a few tips that may help you reduce your electric usage, while still having fun and enjoying your summer.

It’s Sunday morning and you are finally getting around to doing the yard work. Today, you need to mow the lawn before you have family over for a BBQ in the afternoon. You don’t want everyone trekking through the overgrown grass. After you finish mowing the lawn you need to put on the finishing touches to make it look like you hired a team of landscapers to complete the job! But to do that you’ll need to use either a lawn edger or the weed trimmer. Now before you head to the shed to grab one of the above, take a look at how much energy each appliance typically uses.

When the warm weather returns and it’s time for summer cleaning, it seems like your chores always get pushed back until the last possible moment! We’ve gathered some tips that will help you cut back on energy while you clean around the house.

The ancient freezer chest that can be heard humming in the garage finally kicked the bucket. You don’t want to wait too long before you hit the appliance stores looking for its replacement. Before you hop into the car and drive over to the store to go shopping for a new freezer, you’ll want to know exactly what your options are and how much energy each appliance consumes since this is something that is always plugged in. We rounded up some data that compares how much energy each appliance typically uses to help make the decision easier.

It’s Saturday morning and you are finally getting around to finishing that wood working project that you put down a few weeks ago. On your to do list for today, you need to sand down the wood so it’s nice and smooth before you can move on to painting the wood. Before you go outside to the garage to grab all of the tools you will need to finish the project, consider just how much energy each sander typically uses! We looked at the data that compares how much energy is typically used by each appliance to help make the decision slightly easier.

Emergencies and natural disasters can disrupt your life at any moment, putting you and your loved ones in danger. That’s why it’s important to have a plan in place if a situation arises.  

Know Your Natural Dangers

If you live in places like Louisiana or Florida, flooding due to hurricanes is more prevalent than earthquakes. If you live in place like Texas or Oklahoma, tornadoes are what you should be wary of. Heavy storms, flooding, mudslides, blizzards and more can be in Mother Nature’s playbook, so you should be prepared for what she can throw your way.

Now that summer has arrived, we’ve decided to round up some energy saving tips you can start using right away! These tips are easy to implement and will make the warmer months even more enjoyable.