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LOW TO NO COST - ENERGY SAVING TIPS |
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1. Wear warmer clothes in layers during the winter and keep the house cooler. |
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2. Set your thermostat as low as comfortable in the winter. You can save 3-5% of your heating costs for each degree. A good range is 68 degrees during the day and 55 at night. |
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3. Clean or change your furnace filter once a month during the heating season to maintain peak operating efficiency. |
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4. Winterize your home . . . |
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- Close and lock windows |
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- Remove screens and lower storm windows |
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- Close off and reduce the warm air flow to unused rooms in the winter. |
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5. Arrange furniture away from drafty areas such as large windows or the bottom of stair cases. |
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6. Eliminating drafts can reduce energy costs during both the heating and cooling seasons. |
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Tip For Finding Drafts: |
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Wet your hand and feel around doors, windows, outlets, baseboards, kitchen cabinets and countertops etc..for drafts. Use caulking and / or weather-stripping to stop these leaks. |
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For even more Energy Saving Tips Please Visit The Pennsylvania Utility Commission's (PUC) website below so you can prepare for the Winter: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/utilitychoice/preparenow/preparenow_index.aspx To view PA Governor Edward Rendell's "Stay Warm in PA" Energy Initiative please visit: To view New Legislation that Affects your Utility Protection as A Consumer please visit the following site: [Must Have Adobe Acrobat Installed to view Properly] http://www.puc.state.pa.us/general/consumer_ed/pdf/Act201.pdf
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