Energy-saving tips

Small actions, major impact: You can significantly reduce your energy costs with little effort and without forgoing your everyday comforts. The state of Berlin has compiled some key tips for you:

• Berlin’s energy-saving tips

Those who are aware of their energy consumption can save energy more effectively. The current electricity and heating monitors let you quickly check your consumption. Both are funded by the Federal Ministry for Environment. The water check helps you identify your hot water consumption and gives you concrete recommendations on how you can save.

• Check your electricity consumption using the current monitor
• Check your heating costs using the heating monitor
• Check your hot water consumption using the water check

The free energy savings account helps you control your personal energy consumption over the long term. The web tool acts like a digital household log and shows you how you can reduce your electricity, gas and water costs.

• View free energy savings account

Electrical appliances are the biggest power guzzlers in your home. Whether it’s a TV, washing machine or refrigerator, you’ll reduce your energy costs over the long term by purchasing household appliances with particularly low electricity consumption.

The ‘Energielabel’ app helps you find energy-saving appliances. You can use the app to directly scan the energy label of household appliances in a store to get information about their power consumption.

• Energielabel of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
  • For Android in the Google Play Store
  • For iOS in the App Store

The website label2020.eu also helps you find energy-saving appliances and clearly explains what the energy-efficiency labels on household appliances mean.

• label2020 website