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Money Saving Tips!

Ten ways to lower your electric bills

  1. Turn off your computer, if you have one, every night. Also, use the sleep mode so that it automatically "rests" if you haven’t used it for a while.
  2. Replace electric blankets with a good feather quilt or down duvet.
  3. Install compact fluorescent light bulbs wherever possible, then see next bullet.
  4. Turn off lights when you leave a room.
  5. Turn off and open your dishwasher after the wash but before the "dry" cycle (or use the "air dry" option if there is one).
  6. Resist the urge to heed utility flyer advice to buy electric appliances.
  7. Clean the lint filter in your electric dryer after every load to improve air circulation.
  8. Heat water with propane or heating oil rather than electricity.
  9. Carefully instruct teenagers living in your house to kindly observe sound energy practices. And then make them!
  10. When buying new appliances, look for an Energy Star rating. You will get back any extra cost long before the appliance needs replacing.

For more information on how to use less electricity without sacrificing comfort or convenience, check out the following links:

Home Energy Saver - A helpful government site sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of energy.

Efficiency Maine - A new Maine state govenrment website with all kinds of useful information.

Bundle Me Up - Another state website including the top ten electricity saving tips!

Efficiency and Renewable Energy - At the US Department of energy website.

CMP's Calculator - Plug in information about your appliances and see where your energy consumption is coming from.