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| If a Richmond utility company offers a lease on equipment, it is usually best to buy instead of lease. You will usually save money by buying your phones instead of leasing them. |
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| Wrap the hot water tank with jacket insulation to save money with your Richmond 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 Richmond utilities online. |
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| Check the readings on your gas and electricity and ring them through to the relevant Richmond utility company to ensure that they agree with the ones left by the previous owners. Connect Richmond utilities online. |
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| Try energy-efficient cooking–flat-bottom pans, clean burner reflectors, pressure cooker, preparing several foods in the oven at the same time; use small appliances for small cooking jobs to save money with your Richmond utility company. Connect Richmond utilities online. |
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| Choose Energy Star® Products to save money with your Richmond 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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| Enrolling in load management programs and off-hour rate programs offered by your electric Richmond utility company may save you up to $100 a year in electricity costs. connect Richmond utilities online or call your electric utility for information about these cost-saving programs. |
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| If you make more than a few long distance calls each month, consider subscribing to a calling plan offered by your Richmond utility company. Call several long distance companies to see which one has the least expensive plan for the calls you make. You can often connect your utilities online. |
