8 Ways to Lower Your Energy Bill This Summer

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Summer time doesn’t have to be a drain on your house’s energy bill or your wallet. Small steps can have big effects on saving energy and keeping money in your pocket. Here are a few tips and tricks to make the summertime more efficient and comfortable.

Change your thermostat setting in small increments

It’s easy to let the heat get to you and crank that setting down, down, down… but it will not cool your home and faster, and will only result in unnecessary expenses. Try changing the settings no more than three degrees at a time. Stair stepping and letting the house or apartment cool to the desired temperature slowly will create less strain on the air conditioner.

Close blinds and curtains on sunny days.

While you don’t have to turn your home into a bat cave, closing the blinds and curtain, especially those that receive direct sunlight, can help reduce heat and lower the strain on the air conditioner.

Replacing air conditioner filters regularly helps lower your energy bill

Dirty filters reduce airflow and efficiency, causing more run time and higher cooling costs. Regularly changing filters helps keep the air flow open, and your wallet closed.
ceiling fan in your room helps lower your energy bill

USE YOUR ceiling fans.

Ceiling fans can help dissipate heat and create airflow throughout the house. On cooler nights, using ceiling fans and open windows can allow you to set the thermostat warmer to lessen run time and lower costs.

Use your bathroom and kitchen fans.

Turn on that bathroom fan while your taking your steaming hot showers after a long day of work. It will help remove heat and humidity buildup. Kitchen exhaust fans can also help. Next time you’re cooking dinner or baking those cookies, turn on the fan to help reduce the heat escaping into the house.

Switch to energy-efficient lighting.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) produce 75% less heat than incandescent bulbs, and can help lower room temperatures, and reduce energy consumption.
going outside can help to lower your energy bill

Fire up the BBQ.

The trees are green, the birds are singing, pick up the grill gear and join them. Cooking outside is a sure “fired” way to help reduce heat in the house.

Let the sun be your dryer.

Nothing compares to the smell and feeling of laundry dried in the sun with a warm summer breeze blowing. Hanging clothes and bedding to dry lets your dryer, and your energy bill, take a break.

These are just a few tips and tricks to help lower your energy bill during summer months. One of the best methods is to also have your system and duct work inspected for leaks and drafts. HVAC specialists like Aztec Air Conditioning and Heating can perform these energy inspections and offer suggestions to make your home more cost-effective and efficient.

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