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    By Kelli B. Grant,
    Senior Consumer Reporter, SmartMoney.com


    SURE, RELIGIOUSLY, shutting down your computer at night and using efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs can help lower your energy bills. But such small moves put little more than a dent in your total monthly tab. Thanks to higher fuel and energy costs, the average household will shell out $2,350 on electricity and gas this year, up from $2,100 in 2007, predicts the Alliance to Save Energy.

    To really make those bills more manageable, go after the biggest energy guzzlers in your home: the major appliances. Here are the five worst offenders and how to pare down their costs:

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