{"id":85767,"date":"2015-04-10T09:17:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T07:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=85767"},"modified":"2015-04-11T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T07:17:18","slug":"how-the-ngewana-family-cut-their-electricity-usage-by-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/04\/10\/how-the-ngewana-family-cut-their-electricity-usage-by-48\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Ngewana family cut their electricity usage by 48%"},"content":{"rendered":"

The family accepted the My Green Home<\/a><\/span> challenge to go green and their first step was to know their number, which was 41. Read the infographic below to see the savings goals the Ngewana had set for themselves and the results they achieved.<\/p>\n

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Some were sceptical that such drastic cuts could be achieved in such a short period of time, but the Ngewana family has demolished every one of those targets by a good margin.<\/p>\n

Now, a year down the line, when asked if they were still practicing their good habits, Zwelethu, the head of the family, said they were.<\/p>

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\u201cWe obviously make the odd slips here and there such as leaving lights on in rooms which are not in use, but generally speaking many of the electricity-saving training we received has become a habit. We have become very conscious of how we behave and we are really tuned in to it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Consider making use of the following behavioural and structural changes which the Ngewana family implemented to reduce their consumption:<\/p>\n