WAYS TO SAVE during the dog days of summer
Keep a tight leash on your energy usage with savings tips and tools.
Tip #1
Is your refrigerator dog-tired?
Cleaning the coils twice a year helps it operate more efficiently. Not sure where to begin? Start with these 4 easy steps.
Tip #2
Cur-tail cooking time in the kitchen
Ovens release heat that makes it harder to keep your home cool. Cook out on the grill, instead. And when it's too hot to be outside, cook with smaller appliances (like your microwave or slow cooker) that use less energy.
Tip #3
Cool down your laundry routine
Washing clothes with cold water uses half as much energy. If you can, hang your clothes outside or on a drying rack to save even more.
- AC working like a dog? Regularly clean and replace air filters to quickly cut cooling costs. And make sure to schedule a tune-up with an HVAC contractor so your AC unit is cleaned properly and working at its best.
- Fetch a fan for home cooling and comfort. Window or ceiling fans circulate airflow and ease the burden on your AC. Make sure your ceiling fans turn counterclockwise to push cool air down.
- Don't fur-get to turn off your bathroom fan. Make no bones about it, exhaust fans do a great job removing steam and moisture during a shower. But they also draw out warm and cold air (which wastes energy).
- Rearrange your fur-niture. Move couches and other objects away from vents that could block air flow.
- Out for a walk? Turn off lights and fans when no one's home.
- Keep your home on the bark-er side. Close window shades and blinds to keep out warm, sunny rays.
- Unleash electronics not in use. Think smartphone chargers and small kitchen appliances that slowly drain energy over time.
- Fetch a smart power strip. It automatically turns power off to devices in "standby mode" like your computer or TV.
- Don't bite off more than you can chew when streaming content. Avoid streaming on power-hungry game consoles that use 10 times more energy than a tablet or laptop.
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