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| Increase ceiling insulation to save money with your Chicago South Loop 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 Chicago South Loop utilities online. |
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| Don't overload appliances that use hot water, such as clothes and dishwashers to save money with your Chicago South Loop utility company. The same rule applies to clothes dryers; use drying racks or clotheslines when possible. Connect Chicago South Loop 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 Chicago South Loop 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 Chicago South Loop utilities online from your home. |
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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 Chicago South Loop 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. |
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| It's best if you organise for the Chicago South Loop 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 Chicago South Loop utilities online. |
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| Choose Energy Star® Products to save money with your Chicago South Loop utility company. Replace incandescent light bulbs with Energy Star® compact fluorescent light bulbs, especially in high use light fixtures. Compact fluorescent lights use 75% less energy than incandescent lights. |
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| Ask questions to your Chicago South Loop 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 Chicago South Loop utilities online. |
