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| Turn down your thermostat. For every degree you lower your heat in the 60-degree to 70-degree range, you'll save up to 5% on heating costs with the East Austin utility company. Wear warm clothing and set your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower during the day and evening, health permitting. Set the thermostat back to 55 degrees or off at night or when leaving home for an extended time saving 5-20 percent of your heating costs (heat pumps should only be set back five degrees to prevent unneeded use of backup strip heating). When you move, it is easy to connect East Austin utilities online. |
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| Ask the East Austin utility company you are comparing who has to confirm your decision to change suppliers. Having someone confirm you are switching protects you against being moved to a new supplier without your permission. This is often called “slamming.” Connect East Austin utilities online. |
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| Is the way the electricity is made a concern for you? A East Austin utility company may generate electricity from water, coal, wind, or nuclear fuel. How the electricity is made may affect the environment. If you feel strongly about the environment, you may want to take this into consideration when you make your choice. Connect East Austin utilities online. |
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| Eliminate wasted energy. Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms. Unplug that spare refrigerator in the garage if you don't truly need it - this seemingly convenient way to keep extra drinks cold adds 10-25% to your electric bill from the East Austin utility company. Turn off kitchen and bath-ventilating fans after they've done their job - these fans can blow out a house-full of heated air if inadvertently left on. Keep your fireplace damper closed unless a fire is burning to prevent up to 8% of your furnace-heated air from going up the chimney. To prevent wasting alot of time, connect East Austin 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 East Austin 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 East Austin utilities online from your home. |
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| Once you choose a East Austin utility company, make sure the contract includes all the terms in writing. Doublecheck that you know the costs and how to get in touch with the company with questions or complaints. Connect East Austin utilities online. |
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| Ask questions to your East Austin 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 East Austin utilities online. |
