Save your
energy.
With
headlines full of dire warnings about high heating bills
putting the squeeze on pocketbooks this winter, what's a
consumer to do?
First, take a deep breath and
relax—ACEEE offers tips to help consumers save energy this
winter and throughout the year. The new Consumer Guide:
Condensed Online Version offers advice from ACEEE's popular
book, Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings.
"The
online guide has lots of energy-saving steps consumers can
take now to save money on energy bills later," said Jennifer
Thorne Amann, co-author of the Consumer Guide. "Many are
do-it-yourself projects using inexpensive products available
at most hardware stores, such as weatherstripping to reduce
drafts and compact fluorescent lamps to replace inefficient
incandescent bulbs."
The online Consumer Guide details
what homeowners and renters can do today and throughout the
year to save energy and increase the comfort of their homes.
The Checklist for Action is a great place to start.
Other quick-hit tips include:
-Clean or replace
furnace filters monthly
-Get a tune-up for your heating
system
-Close your storm windows or install temporary
shrink-wrap storm window kits
-Set back your
thermostat overnight and when
you're away from home or
install and set a
programmable thermostat to do it for you
-Seal seams and gaps in exposed ductwork, then
insulate
the ducts
The Consumer Guide: Condensed Online Version
offers additional tips and more detailed information on
heating and cooling systems, water heaters, windows,
appliances, lighting, and much more.
Energy efficiency
investments are not only good for the family budget, but they
are also good for the health of the planet. "More than cutting
our energy bills, saving energy helps protect our health and
the environment by preventing air pollution that contributes
to asthma and heart disease as well as global warming," added
Bill Prindle, ACEEE Deputy Director.
The Consumer
Guide: Condensed Online Version is featured on ACEEE's Web
site at the link below.
Hard copies of the book can be
ordered for $8.95 (plus shipping and handling) direct from
ACEEE Publications. Bulk sales discounts are available from
ACEEE—call (202) 429-0063 for bulk sales information.
Source: ACEEE NEWS RELEASE, 12/5/05
http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/mostenef.htm