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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. A smart thermonstat does save us money throughout the year by contrrolling our heat when we are out.

  4. The Smart Thermostat is the favourite smart home device and it has saved me money by keeping the home temperature at peak efficiency.

  6. My smart thermostat is the best. Turning the temperature down when i am not home really helps me save costs.

  8. My favourite smart home device is my Google Nest Wi-Fi Smart Learning Thermostat because I can control the temperature through my phone. There has been a noticeable difference with our electric bill as well.

  9. I found the Google Home Speaker is very easy to install, I have several in my home and installed them all myself, very quickly.

  11. My favourite smart device is my Google Home Speaker. I use it constantly to set timers and alarms when I am cooking, to get news and weather updates and to play music.

  13. The Smart TV is the easiest smart home product to set up because the instructions are easy to follow. Smart lights are the easiest to set up because the steps to install are not complicated.

  15. My favourite smart home device is my smart thermometer which saves me energy when I am not at home because I can program it remotely.

  17. So far we only have one smart device and that is our pellet stove. We can turn it off when we leave home for a day or two and turn it on before we return to come back to a nice warm house thereby saving on energy.

  19. My favourite Smart Home Device is my oven which I can control through WiFi. I love turning it on when I am out of the house so that it is heated and ready to use when I get home. It is very energy efficient as it heats up quickly with a fairly low voltage.

  26. The smart home products that are easiest to set up in my opinion are smart lights, as it usually just requires a simple app. Since most people have smartphones now, it’s super easy.

  30. the smart thermostat by google nest is a great choice considering the cost of heating homes in Canada.

  33. While I don’t own any of these ( i would love to though), my fav Smart device I currently own are the Smart LED bulbs that we got last year. Its a small impact but the electricity bill is lower since installing them! little things like that make a big difference when everyone does them

  36. I like the sound of Sci-Fi Home because it is so futuristic or high-end BUT I prefer home automation because it is practical and purposeful.

  37. My fave is our digital assistant, Alexa. She can turn off our smart TV and lamps. She saves us energy consumption and some footsteps around the house.

  39. The smart home products that are the easiest to set up for me are all of them….as my wife would be doing it all

  41. no smart home devices, but my wife is always telling me to turn out the lights! I think smart bulbs would be awesome!

  42. The smart home products that are the easiest to set up are the ones compatible Google because I can do it all from the Google App which just directs me on how.

  44. My favourite smart home feature is our Geeni plugs because I can save on electricity and turn things offeven when we’re not home, like when I forget the lights.

  45. I’m making the assumption that the LED lights we’ve installed in our house are saving us money, but my hydro bill says otherwise.

  47. The smart home products that are the easiest to set up are the smart camera and the smart light bulb because both of these products can be set up via an app which makes it simple to set up.

  49. My favourite smart home device is our Alexa, it’s good in many things, especially turn off all lights/devices with just 1 command !

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