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| To save money with your Birmingham utility company, check your bill to see if you have optional services that you don't really need or use. Each option you drop could save you $40 or more each year. |
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| Make sure that the Birmingham utility company has a license. Do this by checking with the state agency that regulates electricity. Connect Birmingham utilities online. This protects you from dealing with fraudulent companies that take your money and run because they can’t legally do business in your state. |
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| Set your thermostat at 70 degrees or lower in the winter to save money with your Birmingham utility company. Every degree you raise your thermostat means a higher heating bill. If you plan to be away from home for several days, 55 degrees or so is a good setting. Heating costs will increase four to six percent for every thermostat setting above 70 degrees during the winter. Connect Birmingham utilities online. |
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| Using a programmable thermostat, you can adjust the times you turn on the heating or air-conditioning according to a pre-set schedule and recommendation from the Birmingham utility company. As a result, you don't operate the equipment as much when you are asleep or when the house or part of the house is not occupied. You can connect Birmingham utilities online from your home. |
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| Plug your home's leaks to save money with your Birmingham utility company. Install weather-stripping or caulk leaky doors and windows and install gaskets behind outlet covers. Savings up to 10% on energy costs. Connect Birmingham utilities online. |
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| If you haven't had a meter reading taken, then don't forget to take this yourself and ring and write to the Birmingham utility company. Leave a note for the new owners, again so that any dispute can be sorted out quickly. Connect Birmingham utilities online. |
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| When choosing a Birmingham utility company it's important to work out what sort of service you want, not choose on price alone. Connect Birmingham utilities online. |
