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If you’re looking for ways to reduce your household expenses, try these simple steps to cut your spring/summer costs. You can find more energy-saving tipsthese atfor energy.gov. If you’re lookingenergy for ways to reduce your household expenses, try simple steps to cut your If you’re looking ways to reduce your household expense spring/summer energy costs. You can find more energy-saving tips atenergy energy.gov. spring/summer costs. You can find more energy-savi
Block out the sun. Keeping the shades or blinds drawn on sun-facing windows is essential keeping yourthe home comfortable and your down Block out thetosun. Keeping shades or blinds drawn on energy sun-facing Blockcosts outwindows the sun. Keeping the shade
when the temperatures starthome to rise. The exact savings will depend ondown the type your home co is essential to keeping your comfortable and your energy costs is essential to keeping of window covering and how it’s used, but since the Department of Energy when the temperatures start to rise. The exact savings will depend ontemperatures the type when the start to rise. estimates 76 percent ofit’s sunlight thatsince falls on standard double-pane of windowabout covering and how used, but theaDepartment of Energy of window covering and how it’s use windows enters home toofbecome some of that sunlight estimates about the 76 percent sunlightheat, that covering falls on a up standard double-pane estimates about 76 percent of sunlig will definitely keep cooler and result in covering savings. up some windows enters theyou home to become heat, of that enters sunlight windows the home to becom will definitely keep you cooler and result in savings. will definitely keep you cooler and r
Make good use of your ceiling fans. Consistently using your ceiling fan will allow you to raise your up to four degrees without any reduction inwill comfort, Make good usethermostat of your ceiling fans. Consistently using your ceiling youceiling fans. Consistently using your ceiling fan w Makefan good useallow of your
according to thermostat the Department Energy. Justwithout make sure fans are to raise your up toof four degrees anyyour reduction comfort, toceiling raisein your thermostat up to four degrees without any reduction in c turning counterclockwise for summer and that yousure don’tyour leave fans running in according to the Department of Energy. Just make ceiling fans are according to the Department of Energy. Just make sure your ceiling fa empty rooms. Fans don’t cool air — just people! turning counterclockwise for summer and that you don’t leave fans counterclockwise running in turning for summer and that you don’t leave fans ru empty rooms. Fans don’t cool air — just people! empty rooms. Fans don’t cool air — just people!
Do Laundry Lite. Washers and dryers are among the costliest household appliances toand operate, to the costliest Department Do Laundry Lite. Washers dryersaccording are among Do Laundry Lite. Washe
of Energy. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to the curbDepartment these costs. household appliances to operate, according household appliances Whenever possible, wash your clothes with cold water, which can of Energy. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to curb these costs. of Energy. Fortunately cut a load’spossible, energy use in half. only fullcold loads; yourwhich machine Whenever wash yourWash clothes with water, can Whenever possible, w will ause about the same of energy noloads; matter how many cut load’s energy use inamount half. Wash only full your machine cut a load’s energy use clothes inside, so fill ‘er up. Take advantage of the sun will use are about the same amount of energy no matter howand many willhang use about the sam laundryare outside toso dryfillinstead of using your dryer. clothes inside, ‘er up. Take advantage of the sun and hang clothes are inside, so fi laundry outside to dry instead of using your dryer. laundry outside to dry
Chill with the grill. As it gets warmer outside, turning on the oven will not only with heatthe up grill. yourAs home, it will makeoutside, your airturning conditioner work harder too. Chill it gets warmer on the oven will the not Chill with grill. As it gets warmer outside, turning on the oven will n
Cooking onhome, the outdoor grill will keep heat outside and allow you only heatmeals up your it will make your air the conditioner work harder too. only heat up your home, it will make your air conditioner work harder to enjoy ameals mealon “out” outdoor dining is not Cooking thewithout outdooractually grill willgoing keepout. the If heat outside and allow you Cooking meals on the outdoor grill will keep the heat outside and allo your thing, utilizing microwave a slow-cooker will also allow to “out” without actually going out. If outdoor dining is n to enjoy a meal “out”your without actuallyorgoing out. If outdoor dining is ayou not to enjoy meal prepare food without generating extra heat. your thing, utilizing your microwave or a slow-cooker will also allow youutilizing to your thing, your microwave or a slow-cooker will also allow y prepare food without generating extra heat. prepare food without generating extra heat.
Avoid exhausting your exhaust fans. Turn off kitchen, bath, and other exhaust fans within 20 minutes after you’re doneoffcooking bathing. Avoid exhausting your exhaust fans. Turn kitchen,orbath, and other exhaust your exhaust fa Avoid exhausting
fans within 20 minutes after you’re done cooking or bathing. fans within 20 minutes after yo
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