Did you know that October is Energy Awareness Month? With the cooler temperatures, we have already had to turn on our heat. I’m already dreading those high energy bills and thinking of ways to save energy. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is thinking how to lower their energy bills this winter. For the rest of the month, I will be posting tips on how to make your home more energy efficient this winter. And thanks to Trane, a global leader in air conditioning systems, services, and solutions, I have five desktop calculators to give away. Did you know that you can save about 3% of your heating cost by lowering your thermostat by 1 degree? Figure up those savings on one of these -
To enter, just leave a comment(no spam, trackbacks do not count) on this post about how you plan to save money on your energy bill this winter. The five winners will be chosen at random. Winners will be notified by email and must responde within 5 days. Contest is open through October 31, 2008. Winners will be chosen by Random.org and notified Monday, November 3rd, 2008.
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 am
We have checked all the windows and doors to ensure that they are properly sealed. Also we have insulted our pipes to make sure they will servive the winter. Also we plan to wear clothes in the home that are fitting for winter. This way we can keep the thermostat turned down alittle more.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Keep heater off and use fireplace!!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 am
Nice.. Turn down thermostat 2 degrees…
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 am
We plan on lowering the heat a few degrees. We normally would have it at 77 but we will have it at 75 or so.
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October 24th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Wow great post! I didn’t know that there is energy awareness month. Thanks for the useful information !
October 26th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
We keep our furnace set at 53′ through the night and 56′ during the day because we live in a large 100 year old farmhouse. This summer we installed an electric water heater (1/2 price with the rebate from electric company) and sealed every nook and cranny we could find. We use oil rad heaters in bedrooms since we don’t have heat up there and we installed a woodburning stove on the main floor. During the winter I dry clothes on a rack next to it, keep a pot of water simmering, and almost always have a pot of soup on it as well. Oh, and I learned to wrap bricks in foil, heat them on the woodstove, then wrap in towels and tuck into bed with them. My husband made fun of me but in the morning my side of the bed was still toasty warm and he stopped laughing.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:36 am
The kits are fairly reasonable and do help to keep the house warmer in the winter.