Save Green

These tips can save money and cut energy use:

  • Set thermostats comfortably low in winter and comfortably high in the summer.
  • Clean filters on forced air furnaces
  • Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
  • Air dry dishes, instead of using your dishwasher’s drying cycle.
  • Lower the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120 degrees.
  • Wrap hot water heaters in an insulating jacket.
  • Install low-flow shower heads.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

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