1. Saving energy in your home

2. How do we generate electricity in Tasmania?
Import/export via Bass link cable to mainland
Main course of electricity generation

3. Where does your money go?
Generators Distributors Retailers Home
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4. How do we pay for electricity?
Very popular by low-income earners but Aurora has stopped installing them

6. Saving Tips STOP DRAUGHTS TURN OFF APPLIANCES WHEN NOT USING
SHORT SHOWERS
HEATING/COOLING ONLY IN AREAS NEEDED
Explain and Discuss easy no cost savings

7. Stop Draughts & save

8. Do you think that you’ll loose all your pre-programmed TV channels?
This switch turns off your power board

9. 25% of water is used on showers & baths
25% of water is used on showers & baths. What is the average time people use their showers? With flow restrictor it uses approx 9 ltrs/min. (without 25ltr/min.) How many people use it in your household? How large is your hot water cylinder? Do the maths.
Leaking toilets can use 10ltr/hour (water running into the bowl)
Dripping taps can use 10ltr/day (and use energy in case of hot water)
Flow restrictors are easy to install to existing showerheads and are also available for taps.
The efergy monitors the amount of water you use.
The 4 minute timer might be a cheaper and easier option to reduce shower time. There are also electronic versions available that give a warning beep when you exceed the pre-set shower time
External hot water cylinders are becoming common in Tasmania. Outside temperature can drop to -5 degrees in winter, making them less efficient and more expense.

10. Common heaters in Tasmania
Oil filled column heater 2.4KW
Pureheat 8.5KW (often installed in housing commission properties)
Artificial flame – 0.9/1.8KW

11. Reverse cycle air conditioners (heat pumps)
Clean filters in your heat pump/air conditioning regularly. Where are they located?
Discuss leaving heat on vs switching off overnight. (see next slide)

12. Running heat pump 24/7?
They are called heat pumps in Tasmania as they are seldom used as air conditioners
Clean filters in your heat pump/air conditioning regularly. Where are they located?
Discuss leaving heat on vs switching off overnight. (see next slide)
Its more economical to turn of the heat pump when you go to bed and switch it back on when you get up