Save Money On Your Winter’s Heating Bill
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We all know that this has so far been an unusually cold winter, and your electric bill probably shows it, too. Unfortunately, with the economy in the shape its in, many people cannot afford the higher bills. You need a way to save money on your electric bill. Here are some tips to enable you to save money on electricity.
1. Determine to Make a Difference
Lower costs in your electric bill will probably also mean making some sacrifices. If you are determined, however, your electric bill can be noticeably smaller next month. The key is to do something about it today. This may mean putting on more clothes, wrapping up in a comforter while you sit around the house, or something similar.
2. Turn the Thermostat Down
This will affect your heating bill the fastest. With every degree that you reduce it, the more you will save. With a sweater,
you can probably keep it about 68 degrees during the day. Greater savings can be had if you turn it down to about 65 degrees while you sleep. Also, don't forget to turn it down while you are at work, too, for a much larger savings.
3. Turn Down the Water Heater
Turn your water heater's thermostat down to about 120 degrees. If it is in a cold basement, you may also want to wrap a water heater blanket around it, too, to help insulate it.
4. Use Your Appliances Less
Besides your heating and air conditioning bills, appliances will use the most amount of electricity. You can raise the temperature in your refrigerator some, and you can run your washing machine less by only washing full loads. Bobbie G. also mentions that it is important to maintain your appliances, too, for better savings.
Things like computers can be unplugged when you are not using them. Most electronics will consume electricity when they are plugged in – especially if they can operate by a remote.
These save money tips will start to help you lower your electric bills. One important key, though, is to be as consistent as possible with it, and you will soon see that you can save money on electricity, too.
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Here is our list of of electricity, heating, clean water, etc. conservation ideas we have been collecting from lots of people since our home energy audit more than 2 years ago:
http://dailyhomerenotips.com/energy-conservation/
So far, this freely available energy savings and water savings guide is up to more than 500 tips for the home, including:
400+ which are simple and easy to do
275+ which cost absolutely nothing to do
115+ electricity conservation suggestions for the home
110+ home heating savings ideas
I hope this helps others as it has helped us reduce our electricity, natural gas and water utility bills.
Dan
With the price of electricity close to the price of propane I do not worry about leaving lights on in a room where I am they help heat it and keep the thermostat down. I find this saves money.
When it is cold feel around your outside walls and plug the heat leaks, I found this very effective.
It had been a harsh winter indeed and my bills also got up because of it. I was lucky that i had to work all day long, so i could set the thermostat down, otherwise i would have had difficulties in paying them. Even so, i had to come up with additional ways of saving money, especially during holidays when i had to buy lots of presents. Saving programs and discounts were like a blessing to me at the time.
I was surprised to find out how much a hot water heater can cost. I’ve heard of people setting that to a timer so that it’s only heating during hours when people would use it.