Here s how to lower your electric bill and still keep cool this summer.
Keeping electric bill low.
Contact your local electrical company for more information on local peak hours.
You can lower this percentage by setting your hot water heater to 130 to 140 degrees.
The first thing you want to do is to swap these out for energy saving bulbs.
Thirteen percent of your home s electricity goes to heating water.
It is recommended you wait until after 6 pm to cook do laundry or wash dishes on days the temperature is over 90 degrees.
1 invest in a set of blackout blinds or curtains.
Set your thermostat 2 degrees lower in the winter and 2 degrees higher in the summer.
Tweaking your usage can lower your bill by as much as 25.
You can even wrap extra insulation around pipes to give your water heater a break from working so hard during the winter months and to prevent the pipes from freezing.
In fact the typical family spends more than 1 400 per year on utilities according to the energy department.
To lower your energy bill you might also want to consider getting a low flow shower head or energy efficient toilet which may cost you a few hundred dollars upfront but help you optimize savings.
As a result it is important to check the insulation in your home from your walls to your pipes to reduce the need for heating and to cut the cost of your electric bill.
For even more savings install an insulation jacket and insulate the first six feet of piping that comes off of your heater.
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72 74 degrees in the summer and 70 72 degrees in winter are suggested temperatures to set your thermostat to.
Keep your temperature steady.
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