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Smart home products can help us reduce our carbon footprint by promoting energy efficiency, integrating renewable energy sources, and reducing water waste. As individuals, we can all do our part to help reduce energy consumption, contribute to a more sustainable future, and protect the environment. One of the best places to start is in our homes. By upgrading our home’s energy efficiency, we can not only save money on our energy bills but also reduce our impact on the environment. This Earth Day, we’re excited to offer a giveaway that can help you achieve just that—with a Google Nest smart thermostat and Philips Hue LED light bulbs! Enter for a chance to win these innovative tech products and read more for tips and tricks that will help you make smarter choices.

Create a seamless and energy-efficient smart home experience

The Google Nest smart thermostat is the ultimate tool for home automation. It learns your schedule and temperature preferences and adjusts the temperature of your home accordingly. You can also control it remotely using the Nest app, so you can ensure your home is always at the perfect temperature, no matter where you are. Instead of an always-on thermostat, you have one that intelligently adjusts the temperature in your home, saving you money every day.

Philips Hue A19 LED Light BulbAnd when you pair the Google Nest smart thermostat with Philips Hue LED light bulbs, you can take your energy savings to the next level. These bulbs can be controlled with the Philips Hue app or with most voice assistants, allowing you to turn them on and off or change their brightness and colour conveniently from anywhere. Schedule the lights to automatically go on only when needed and off when not needed. And because they’re LED bulbs, they’re energy-efficient and long-lasting, saving you money on your electricity bills.

By using less energy, you’re reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere, which means you’re doing your part to combat climate change. Here are some more tips to help you make a positive impact:

  1. Upgrade to energy-efficient appliances

One of the easiest ways to reduce your energy consumption is by upgrading to energy-efficient appliances. Look for appliances with the ENERGY STAR label, which means they meet strict efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency. These appliances use less energy and can save you money on your energy bills over time. Some of the most common appliances to upgrade include refrigerators, washing machines, and dishwashers.

  1. Consider Refurbished Products

If you’re looking to upgrade your home’s appliances or electronics, consider purchasing refurbished products. Best Buy has a huge selection of pre-owned devices that have been inspected, repaired, and restored to their original condition. Not only are these products often more affordable than new ones, but they also help reduce electronic waste by giving products a second life.

  1. Use Recycling Programs

Recycling programs ensure that electronic waste is disposed of properly, reducing its impact on the environment. Best Buy’s recycling program is free for all and accepts a wide range of electronics, from cell phones to appliances.

  1. Take Advantage of Repair Services

Instead of throwing away broken appliances or electronics, consider repairing them. Repair services can help reduce electronic waste. Best Buy’s Geek Squad offers a variety of repair services, from fixing cracked smartphone screens to repairing washing machines.

  1. Consider Trade-In Programs

Trade-in programs allow you to receive credit towards new purchases in exchange for your old devices. Best Buy’s trade-in program accepts a wide range of electronics, including smartphones, tablets, and gaming consoles. Not only does this program help reduce electronic waste, but it also helps make new purchases more affordable.

I hope that these tips have inspired you. This Earth Day, take the first step towards changing your lifestyle, reducing your carbon footprint, and making your home smarter and more sustainable. If you have an effective hack on how you save your home’s energy consumption and would like to share it with others, please comment below as a contest entry.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways.

  1. In a comment below, tell us your favourite smart home device and how you think it has improved your home’s energy consumption.
  2. To earn up to two additional contest entries, in a comment below, answer one of the below questions about smart home technology (if you answer both, put them in separate comments).
  • What is another term you would use for a “smart home”?
    • Future Home
    • Home Automation
    • Robotic Home
    • Sci-Fi Home
    • other (please say what term you would prefer)
  • The smart home products that are the easiest to set up are (explain what type of products and why)
  1. For one additional entry, create a public post on a social media channel sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a Best Buy Blog contest for a chance to win a Google Nest thermostat and Philips Hue LED light bulbs; include the hashtag #BestBuyEarthDayContest, so we can find your post, and include a photo of your current thermostat. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly select two winners from all eligible entries. One winner will receive the Google Nest smart thermostat and the Philips Hue LED light bulbs and the other will receive the Philips Hue LED light bulbs.

This contest runs from April 3rd to April 23rd.

Remember you can enter this contest in three different ways. Share this contest with your friends and family members so they too have a chance to bring the convenience and energy efficiency of a smart home to their living space.

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Good luck!

Bhupinder Kaur
Bhupinder Kaur
Bhupinder is a senior editor and a collaborative team player at Best Buy Canada. She is passionate about creating consistent digital experiences with her writing, editing, analytics, and project management skills. Other than that, she loves to cook authentic Indian recipes for friends and family.
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  1. I have Smart Bulbs. I like being able to control them from my cell. Helps to be able to turn off /on lights when I’m not at home.

  3. I like the smart bulbs…one can turn them off/on anywhere anytime. They are also good for saving costs on my energy bill.

  5. Similar to ScG, I am the only smart home device in my home and have bn long before it have become a thing that ppl are finally learning and improving on….I turn things down and off and affected other to do the same in my home (haven’t found it used any outdoor yet), however have afew LED lighting to our complete crossover. I like LED lighting, brighter and so much more efficient.

  8. The smart home products that are the easiest to set up are (explain what type of products and why)
    Alexa/Google because they come with easy step by step instructions to help setup and configure

  9. I am the only smart home device in my home….I run around turning things off that others leave on!! I think that smart light switches would be awesome and save me running around turning lights off!

  11. favourite smart home device: Nest Thermostat
    how you think it has improved your home’s energy consumption: Reduced our energy consumption

  12. We like smart light switches, as they turn off automatically, saving us electricity usage and money.

  13. What is another term you would use for a “smart home”?
    Intelligent abode.
    Thanks for the opportunity!

  14. I would say the google nest is my favourite smart home device as it lowers consumption and can keep the house at a comfortable temperature

  15. The easiest to set up was my Google Hub. Plug it in, add it to Google Home, Confirm and it’s ready to use. Takes about 2 minutes.

  17. I love my smart light switches. If I leave the house without switching them off, they switch off automatically, saving power and money.

  18. i have a Google Nest Mini (2nd Generation) I luv this Smart Speaker., i can listen to the weather, news or almost anything i want. It gets my day off to a good start. I would use the term “SMART HOME”

  22. I do not have any smart home products, but am planning a renovation which will incorporate smart home products. The Nest thermostat would be amazing.

  24. I don’t have any smart products at the moment, but I would welcome some. I do have a solar motion light.

  26. I don’t think Home Automation fits best. I currently have a smart fridge but would like more smart home products

  27. I have a motion sensor light in my garage. My smart watch stopped working.
    I like the term robot home.

  28. Don’t currently have any smart home products but I am doing some renovations and would love to win these.

  29. Plug-and play smart devices are the easiest to set up because they require no other experience or potentially dangerous set up (such as wiring in smart switches).

  30. We have smart bulbs in our home which have helped save energy because they are LED and I can turn them on/off as I please from my phone (i.e. when I forget to turn them off while I rush out of the house in the morning),

  35. I currently do not have any smart home devices in my home so I would be so happy to win a smart thermostat as I am sure it would help us save energy and $$

  36. Don’t currently have any smart home devices but would definitely benefit from adding something to our place!

  37. Our best thermostat, as it helps us to track when we use less due to a change we made in the programming.

  42. I don’t have any smart home products, but I do have a Google speaker and that was easy to set up, so I would think other Google products would be the same.

  43. I don’t have any smart home devices yet, but I think the Nest thermostat would be a good start

  46. Our smart thermostat has reduced our energy consumption since we turn off our heating/cooling when we are away and only turn the conditioned air back on when we are close to home.

  50. I have LED lighting in both my home and RV. I am sure this has reduced my energy comsumption.

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