Energy Savings Tips

Electricity: Get The Most For Your Money

• Set your thermostat on 78 degrees in the summer and 68-70 degrees in the winter and leave it there.
• Keep the filters clean on your heating and cooling system, check them every two weeks (especially electrostatic filters) and change, or clean, as needed.
• Keep the outdoor unit free of debris.
• Turn the water heater off when away on the weekends or vacation.
• Close the drapes on the sunny side of the house during the summer.
• Run the dishwasher only when it is full.
• Wash full loads of clothes in the coolest water possible.
• Do not preheat the oven unless the recipe instructs you to.
• Use ceiling fans to help your heating and cooling system, run counter-clockwise in summer, clockwise in winter.

For other helpful hints, call (270) 575-4000 and ask for Ella Mayes.