With the recent heat, many have used the fans and air conditions which means using more electricity. The average family in the United States spends about 1,900 dollars each year on home utility bills. Heating and cooling systems account for nearly half of those costs.
No matter how you cool and ventilate your home, there are easy ways to save energy and stay comfortable as the temperature rises.
- If you have an outside air conditioning unit, keep it cool by shading it with trees or shrubs. This will increase the air conditioner’s efficiency by as much as 10 percent.
- Use ceiling fans to supplement air conditioning. Circulating cool air with a ceiling fan can allow you to raise the thermostat by as much as four degrees, reducing the amount of time your air conditioning system runs.
- Close blinds and curtains closed during the day to keep heat from sun out of your home.
(Sources: The Ocean Project, www.theoceanproject.org; U.S. Department of Energy, www.energy.gov)
| When it comes to utilities, the average U.S. family spends about $1,900 a year on home utility bills! And most of that is wasted energy. For a single home, more carbon dioxide is emitted into the air by fossil fuels for generating electricity than two average cars each year. Take some simple steps and start making changes today!
Viewer Tips: Use these easy low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy: · If you have an outside air conditioning unit, keep it cool by shading it with trees or
shrubs. This will increase the AC’s efficiency by as much as 10 percent.
· Save money and energy by installing and/or using ceiling fans. When running ceiling
fans in the summer, it can allow you to raise your air conditioner temperature by as
much as four degrees Fahrenheit, allowing the system to not run as long and hard
and reducing energy.
· Save energy by drying your clothes outside on nice weather days. If you must use
your dryer, clean the filter thoroughly after each load and don’t waste time and
energy over drying clothes. |
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