3 Ways to Slice Summer Power Bills

1. Washing machines: Full and cold
   • Make sure to only run a wash when its completely full.Do laundry in cold water, running a water heater can account for up to 14% of your total power bill.
2. Skip the ice-cold air conditioning
   
   • Icing down the whole house to cool down can be expensive.
   • Keep your AC at a reasonable temperature to minimize electricity usage.
     
3. Slay the Vampires
   
   1. Vampire power: it’s the energy some appliances and electronics drain from your home ever when they are turned off.
   2. Any kind of plugged-in charger can be a vampire appliance.
      
   3. Use surge protectors, when the switch is off no power is being drained.
      

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