Do you know that in B&H, about a third of the average salary goes to paying bills, while, by comparison, in the USA this percentage is below 10%? Yes, you read that right. The average bill for electricity, water, heating and other utilities is around 300 BAM per household, which is exactly one third of the average salary in the country. And do you know that by smart and responsible use of energy, you can decrease this amount by half? Therefore, the amount of money that you can save with responsible energy consumption is not negligible.
In addition to saving you money, controlled use of energy – most often represented by the term “energy efficiency”, a term we hear quite frequently lately. Energy efficiency can bring many other benefits for you and your environment. If you reduce energy consumption, you also reduce air pollution, which ultimately affects your health, because the rate of respiratory and other diseases is much lower in clean environments than in the polluted ones.
Apart from the energy saving methods which are most commonly discussed in the context of energy efficiency, like thermal insulation, use of devices with high energy efficiency, changing the shower batteries, reduction of water consumption, etc., there is another very effective way to reduce energy consumption, and therefore air pollution, as well as your bills: a thermostat. According to the experience of the experts from the Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP), people are often positively surprised to discover the importance of this seemingly insignificant device.
Therefore, if you have installed an independent heating system that includes a thermostat as a component of your home, consider upgrading that segment of your heating system. If you have an old thermostat, replace it with a new, adjustable digital reading one. This thermostat is much more accurate than the traditional one. In addition, you can program and adjust it for different hours of the day and night. It will automatically adjust the temperature to effectively meet your comfort needs, avoiding excessive energy costs, saving you significant amounts of money each year, and reducing the pollution of your environment.
Don’t miss out on equipping your home with this inexpensive yet very powerful device. Higher pay is not the main reason why residents of some more advanced countries, such as the US or Sweden, spend a lot less money on energy than we do on average. The main reason is a more responsible behavior towards energy consumption, and therefore towards yourself and the environment. In order to change the world, we first need to change our consciousness.
