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| Choose Energy Star® Products to save money with your Pueblo West utility company. Replace incandescent light bulbs with Energy Star® compact fluorescent light bulbs, especially in high use light fixtures. Compact fluorescent lights use 75% less energy than incandescent lights. |
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| Put your computer and monitor to sleep to save money with your Pueblo West utility company. Most computers come with the power management features turned off. On computers using Windows 98/ME/2000 open your power management software and set it so your computer goes to sleep if you're away from your machine for 5 to 15 minutes. Those who use Macintosh computers look for the setting in your Control Panels called "Energy Saver" and set it accordingly. When you're done using your computer, turn it off (see next tip) do not leave it in sleep mode overnight as it is still drawing a small amount of power. Connect Pueblo West utilities online. |
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| Wrap the hot water tank with jacket insulation to save money with your Pueblo West utility company. This is especially valuable for older water heaters with little internal insulation. Be sure to leave the air intake vent uncovered when insulating a gas water heater. Savings up to 10% on water heating costs. Connect Pueblo West utilities online. |
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| Reduce hot water temperature and save on your Pueblo West utility company bill. Set your water heater to the "normal" setting or 120º, unless the owner's manual for your dishwasher requires a higher setting. Savings are 7-11% of water heating costs. Reduce the amount of time and connect Pueblo West utilities online |
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| Until recently, consumers had no choice in the Pueblo West utility company to choose or prices. You bought electricity from the one public utility company in your area. Now in many states you can shop among two or more electricity suppliers. Connect Pueblo West utilities online. You may even have gotten email, mail or phone calls to ask for your business. |
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| Using a programmable thermostat, you can adjust the times you turn on the heating or air-conditioning according to a pre-set schedule and recommendation from the Pueblo West utility company. As a result, you don't operate the equipment as much when you are asleep or when the house or part of the house is not occupied. You can connect Pueblo West utilities online from your home. |
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| To understand the price charged annually you’ll need to know how much electricity you use throughout the year. Connect Pueblo West utilities online. Your “usage profile” shows how much electricity you use. Ask your Pueblo West utility company for a copy of your “usage profile.” Studying it will give you an idea of how much energy you use and when |
