A small investment in energy conservation reaps huge returns.  You’ll enjoy cleaner air and reduced energy bills.  As an added incentive to “go green”, the LADWP is offering rebates to customers who purchase qualifying Energy Star^® products.

Energy and Money Saving Tips

Install a programmable thermostat
Estimated Savings: $180 per year               

Change to CFL light bulbs

Estimated Savings: $56 per year

Choose Energy Star qualified appliances

Save up to $68/yr per appliance

Update your exterior doors and windows

Save up to $465/yr

Install dimmer switches & motion detectors

Save 15% on energy

Install a ceiling Fan

Regularly maintain furnace and water heater

Seal your home from cold and heat

Insulate your home

Plug overlooked energy leaks around the house!

Use low VOC caulk and foam strips around windows and door frames that leak air. Add door sweeps and door shoe gaskets. A 1/8" space around your door is like having a brick size hole in your wall. Imagine one of these for every door in the house! Did you know that your light switches can be an overlooked source of air leaks? Hold a wet hand in front of a light switch plate or outlet and if you feel air, you have a leak. Installing foam gaskets behind all the light switches and outlets can stop these energy leaks.

Insulate your hot water pipes.

Not only does this raise the temperature with a lower water temperature setting, you also conserve water since you don’t have to wait as long for warm water whenever you turn on a faucet or a shower! Or install a hot water recirculation pump and get almost instant hot water every time you take a shower.

Water Conservation - Indoors and Outdoors

Low-flow shower heads can save you between 10% to 16% of water heating costs and reduce your water usage by 20,000 gallons per year.

Check your toilet for leaks. Put a few drops of food coloring in your toilet tank. If the coloring begins to appear in the toilet bowl without flushing, you have a wasteful leak that should be repaired at once. Even a small leak can waste thousands of gallons of water each month. When replacing the toilet flapper valve, make sure to select a model designed for your toilet.  

Replace all non-water saving toilets with new ultra-low-flush toilets.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth and save up to 3 gallons each time.

Turn off the water while you're shaving. Just fill the sink with a little water and rinse your razor. You can save up to 3 gallons.

Check faucets and pipes for leaks. Even a small drip can waste hundreds of gallons per month.

Use your dishwasher for full loads only. Every load uses about 15 gallons.

Use your clothes washer for full loads only. It uses up to 60 gallons per load.

Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables. Instead rinse them in a sink full of clean water.

Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator, so you won't have to run the tap to cool it.

If you wash dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing.

Water your lawn deeply and less frequently. Avoid over watering and runoff. Adjust sprinklers to water the lawn, not the pavement.

Water early in the morning or late in the evening.

Change watering schedule seasonally.

Repair leaks immediately.

Use a broom instead of the hose.

Do not allow the hose to run as you wash your car. Use a self-closing hose nozzle, or turn off the water, between rinses.