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Other ways to Reduce your Home Electric Bill
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 20 percent of the electric bill for a typical American home comes from appliances and electronics such as clothes washers and dryers, computers, dishwashers, televisions and refrigerators. The most significant step you can take to conserve electricity and reduce your electric bills year-round is to purchase energy-efficient appliances and operate them correctly.
Short of buying new appliances, consider implementing some of these valuable electricity and money-saving tips. Many of these tips can be implemented for little or no cost, allowing you to conserve energy, shrink your carbon footprint and save money.
Article: Mark Curran, Director of Public Utilities – Electric with the City of
Fill your washing machine and dishwasher to maximum capacity for every use.
Purchase a drying rack to air-dry clothes as often as possible.
Plug several devices into one central power strip so it’s easy to shut off electronics when not in use. Please be sure not to overload your electric outlets and circuits.
Invest in dryer balls to dry your clothes 25 percent faster and, as an added bonus, reduce static cling.
Air dry dishes instead of using your dishwasher’s drying cycle.
Replace incandescent light bulbs with efficient compact fluorescents .
Install a programmable thermostat for as little as $20 and tailor the settings to match your lifestyle.
Leave drapes and blinds open on sunny days to harness solar light and heat, rather than using electric lights.
Turn off computers if you won’t be using them for two hours or more.
Are you really going to remember to hang your laundry to air-dry? Is your family going to remember to turn off the central power strip to shut off their audio and gaming systems?
These energy-saving ideas affect your lifestyle.
Install a Kvar unit in your home today.
It will save you money all year, without changing your lifestyle.
Most of the savings from your Kvar unit will be in Summer months, especially if you live in the warmer Southern States. Kvar will save you the most money and energy when you are running your Air Conditioning unit(s). How much money and energy will your family save? Amount of savings can vary.
In the winter, you will see a reduction in your electric bill from your Kvar unit because of your heat blower motor and fans, heat pump, and all the other equipment with motors operating in your home: washer, dryer, dishwasher refrigerator, freezer.
