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| Ask questions to your Southwest Alabama utility company if you don’t understand the words used or choices you must make. Even if you buy electricity from a new supplier, you will still pay the public utility company to deliver – or provide--your electricity. You may get separate bills from both the supplier and the provider. Connect Southwest Alabama 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 Southwest Alabama 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 Southwest Alabama utilities online from your home. |
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| Use appliances efficiently to save money with your Southwest Alabama utility company. Do only full loads when using your dishwasher and clothes washer. Use the cold water setting on your clothes washer when you can. Using cold water reduces your washer's energy use by 75%. Be sure to clean your clothes dryer's lint trap after each use. Use the moisture-sensing automatic drying setting on your dryer if you have one. Connect Southwest Alabama utilities online. |
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| Set your thermostat at 70 degrees or lower in the winter to save money with your Southwest Alabama 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 Southwest Alabama utilities online. |
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| It's best if you organise for the Southwest Alabama utility company to come and read the meters on the day you move so that there are no argument about the readings. You will need to give them 10 days notice to do this before you move. Connect Southwest Alabama utilities online. |
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| Increase ceiling insulation to save money with your Southwest Alabama utility company. If your ceiling is uninsulated or scantily insulated, consider increasing your insulation to up to R-38 to reduce heating costs by 5-25 percent. Connect Southwest Alabama utilities online. |
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| If you make more than a few long distance calls each month, consider subscribing to a calling plan offered by your Southwest Alabama utility company. Call several long distance companies to see which one has the least expensive plan for the calls you make. You can often connect your utilities online. |
