{"id":5407,"date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/uncategorised\/our-11-top-tips-to-save-energy-in-a-share-house"},"modified":"2023-11-28T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:03:22","slug":"our-11-top-tips-to-save-energy-in-a-share-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/our-11-top-tips-to-save-energy-in-a-share-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save energy in a share&nbsp;house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start hanging out (your clothes)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We all know how tempting a clothes dryer can be on those chilly, rainy, and lazy days. However, they are hungry for power. &nbsp;According to energyrating.gov.au, one cycle of a 6kg dryer can cost over $1.70. Here\u2019s some simple things you can do instead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If it\u2019s nice out, hang it out!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During winter, dry your clothes in a heated room. This will keep you warm and your washing dry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another tip for the laundry: keep it chill! Use cold water to wash your clothes &#8211; hot water systems need lots of power to heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharing is caring \u2013 and saving<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Share housing isn\u2019t always easy with different personalities and busy schedules. It\u2019s important to spend quality time with your live-in family, and gathering around food is a great idea to keep the good energy flowing in your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communal meals a few times a week can help keep cooking and food costs down in a share house. It\u2019s a great excuse to get together and will save you from cooking every night.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suns out, snags out! What is summer without a BBQ? These can also be great ways to save money on food and on your power bill. Throw together some salads, invite the crew, and light the barbie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A family that grows together, <em>grows <\/em>together. Minimise your impact as house by starting a veggie garden. Getting your hands dirty is fun and this can be really rewarding as well as save on your shopping bills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Good Energy Switch: Episode 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iju__Srk4g0?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heating a home with the bare necessities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heating and cooling can be a drainer on the bills, so let\u2019s bring it back to the basics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Netflix and chill\/warm up. Heat and cool communal areas, like the loungeroom, rather than all using a different heater or fan in your individual bedrooms. A great excuse to binge watch your faves!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get cosy! In winter, use blankets, heat packs, wheat bags, and hot water bottles instead of running the heating all the time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the aircon to 24\u00b0C in the summer time. Did you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/for-home\/electricity-and-gas\/info\/energy-efficiency-tips.html\">each degree under 24\u00b0C uses 5% more energy<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are also big fans of fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/for-home\/electricity-and-gas\/info\/energy-efficiency-tips.html\">Using fans instead of an airconditioner<\/a>&nbsp;can save you up to $200 a year \u2013 that&#8217;s not nothing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter or summer, heating and cooling is the largest consumer of energy in the average Australian household.&nbsp; Get smart with these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/for-home\/electricity-and-gas\/info\/energy-efficiency-tips.html\">tips for energy efficiency<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be conscious about what energy your appliances use \u2013 check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/the-ultimate-appliance-energy-guide\/\">ultimate appliance energy guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Saving cash is one of the pros of living in share house, and being aware of what your home uses can help you do that. Follow our tips, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/for-home\/electricity-and-gas\/plans\/energy-plans.html\">compare energy plans<\/a>, and make the most out of time with your mates \u2013 and your money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-lead\">Moving home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We&#8217;ll get your power sorted in minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/for-home\/moving.html\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know share housing is about saving money while having fun. Here&#8217;s how to make smart choices while taking your first steps living on your&nbsp;own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[48,47],"oe_author":[],"class_list":["post-5407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home","tag-customer","tag-energy-efficiency"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5407"},{"taxonomy":"oe_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oe_author?post=5407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}