Energy Savings Ideas From The Utility Company
You know those coupon packets you get in the mail that have offers for carpet cleaning, orange trees, and a myriad of unrelated things. Its interesting to go through them and see what you find. I was surprised to find two ads from the utility company that gave some ideas about saving money.
The first idea on how to save on electricity was to get rid of your 2nd fridge (no not the 1st one – you’ll need that).
So ComEd – came has an appliance recycling program that provided the following information:
*A typical 2nd refrigerator is usually an older version that use up to five times more electricity than newer models.
*You are probably paying $150 or more per year in utility bills for that refrigerator – so the question they ask is: “What’s in your Second Fridge?” – Is it worth the cost to Chill?
*If you’re refrigerator is in working condition, ComEd will pick it up FREE of charge, and give you $25 also. For more information check out www.comed.com/appliancerecycling
Another cool idea is the A/C Cycling Program. In a nutshell, you can save money on your summer electric bills by allowing them to install a control switch that allows them to cycle your a/c compressor off an on. They have 2 options, one will save you $20 and the other $40 on your entire bill from June to September. You can check that out at: www.comed.com/accycling