Helpful Information :: Conservation Tips
Home Heating and Cooling
Insulate your attic, ceilings, exterior, and basement walls, floors, and crawl spaces.
Caulk, seal, and weatherstrip all seams, cracks, and openings to the outside.
Install exterior or interior storm windows or repair and weatherize your current storm windows if necessary.
Install tight-fitting, insulating window shades on windows that feel drafty after weatherizing.
Close your curtains and shades at night; open them during the day.
Landscaping with a well-placed tree, shrub, or vine can deliver effective shade, act as a windbreak, and reduce overall energy bills.
Turn off or turn down room lights and use area lighting that's just right for the things you do most.
Use a nightlight to light hallways where you don't need the full overhead light. Be sure to turn the nighlight off during the day.
Install patio covers, awnings, and solar window screens to shade your home from the sun.
Water Heaters
Use less hot water, insulate your water heater, and buy a new, more efficient and effective propane gas or oil heat water heater.
Use a low-flow shower head with a shut off valve. You can reduce hot water usage by up to 50% without affecting shower pressure.
Repair leaky faucets and leaky toilets.
Home Appliances
Propane fireplaces burn more efficiently than wood-burning models and distribute heat more evenly throughout the room. Be sure all burners are burning with a blue, cone shaped flame. A yellow flame indicates clogged air inlets or burners that need adjustment. Check the seal on your oven door. Gaps or tears in the seal will let heat escape and waste energy.Clean the dryer filter before each use. Dry full loads, but don't overfill. Check your dryer vent piping annually for any blockage that adversly affects the dryer's efficiency and could potentially be a fire hazard.
Put two loads in a row in the dryer to make the most of the heat generated the first time around.
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