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Practical Tips To Save On Your Electricity Bill by Yoni Levy
Electricity is
a valuable resource to everyone in our community. Without it, we are simply left
in the dark. That is why helping our customers use electricity safely and
efficiently is so important cheap
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Winter Tips
1. Regularly clean or
replace the air filter in your furnace.
2. Turn down the thermostat at
night and when the house is empty, or install a programmable
thermostat.
3. During the day, let the sun heat your home by opening
curtains and blinds. Be sure to close them again in the evening.
4.
Maintain your furnace or heat pump regularly to keep things running smoothly and
efficiently.
5. Weatherstrip and caulk your doors, windows and
penetrations into the attic or crawl space that allow warm air to
escape.
6. Increase insulation in the attic, walls and crawl space, if
applicable.
7. To protect your pipes and keep it warmer under the floor,
make sure your crawl space vents are closed.
8. Keep your fireplace
damper closed when the fireplace is not in use.
9. Install window film or
storm windows if you have single-pane windows.
10. Use a timer or motion
sensor for outdoor lights so they are on only when needed.
Summer
Tips
1. Use a ceiling, box or oscillating fan. The moving air cools you,
creating less reliance on air conditioning.
2. Close the blinds before
the sun gets a chance to heat up the house. Open windows at night to cool down
the house.
3. During the heat of the day, keep windows and outside doors
closed.
4. Replace the furnace filter and clean the outside coil on your
air conditioner.
5. Don�t drastically turn down the temperature on your
thermostat. Your house won�t cool down any faster.
6. To keep it
operating smoothly, schedule a tune-up for your air conditioner or heat
pump.
7. Weatherstrip and caulk your doors and windows if you can see
light or feel air coming through them.
8. When replacing an old air
conditioner, look for a more efficient one (SEER 14 or higher), preferably an
ENERGY STAR� qualified model.
9. Hang your laundry to dry. As a bonus,
your clothes will smell better than ever.
10. Cook with a microwave or a
barbeque instead of the stove or oven. It will heat up your food but not your
kitchen.
Year-round Tips
1 post by haiyan151. Choose compact
fluorescent lights (CFLs) when replacing light bulbs.
2. Always opt for
ENERGY STAR� qualified bulbs and fixtures.
3. Turn off lights that aren�t
in use, even energy efficient lights.
4. Lower the temperature on your
water heater to 120�F (unless your dishwasher requires a higher
temperature).
5. For an older hot water heater, consider a water heater
blanket. Check your manual prior to installation.
6. Fix leaky faucets as
soon as possible. A hot water leak is an energy drain.
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loads of laundry and dishes and use water- and energy saving settings - and cold
water - whenever possible.
8. Replace the refrigerator door gasket if you
can slip an envelope between the door and the frame.
9. Unplug your
second refrigerator and put all your food in one.
10. Use power
management settings on your computer. Turn off your computer and monitor at the
end of your work session.
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