Did you know…..heating and cooling your home accounts for about 60% of your energy costs?
By following some simple guidelines, you can reduce the amount of energy you use and cut your costs. Click here to download our Conservation Guide.
Home Heating Tips
High heating costs and wasted home heating energy can usually be traced to one main problem: homeowners are heating more than just the house. If you find drafts around your home, the information below will help your household to save energy and money.
- Drafts around windows, doors, air vents, and sockets and outlets can account for 25% of your heating costs.
- Weather stripping and caulking around windows, doors, dryer vents, and insulated plates for outlets can recover 75% of this cost, and, of course, reduce the waste of energy. Weather stripping and caulking materials are very inexpensive and easy to apply.
Consider the savings that could be found by lowering your thermostat: - Although temperature levels are a matter of individual choice, these recommended temperatures will keep your family comfortable and use energy wisely: 20C (68F) – when working or relaxing, 18C (64F) – when sleeping, 16C (61F) – when no one is at home.
- As a guide, depending on how well your house is insulated, you can save 4 to 6% of fuel used for each 1C the thermostat is set below 20C.
If your thermostat is set above 20C, report the following information to your family. - For every degree the thermostat is set above 20C, the heating costs rise about 5%. This can mean $56 to $90 a year depending on your fuel source.
- Shut the door to unused rooms and reduce the heat to them. This decreases energy waste.
- Wear a sweater instead of turning up the thermostat.
See our Energy Tips to learn how you can conserve energy and save money.
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