Monthly Energy Wise Tips

Monthly Energy Wise Tips is a page dedicated to bringing you a new energy tip each month of the year. The tips are designed to save you energy and money.

July 2010 EnergyWise Tip: “Operate your appliances when energy demand is low”.

How and when you use electric energy can make a difference.

Nebraska’s electric system must be flexible to supply reliable power to homes, businesses, and industries under a wide variety of conditions.

This takes a complex system of power plants, substations, transmission and distribution lines to get energy to where it needs to go. As an energy consumer, there are many things you can do to reduce energy usage, particularly during hot days in the summer months when demand for electricity is typically at its highest.

These EnergyWise tips include:

• When temperatures top 90° F, find ways to reduce your energy usage from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. when energy usage is typically at its highest
• Raise your thermostat to a higher setting and turn on fans
• Close drapes on windows that face the sun
• Grill supper outdoors or use your microwave instead of the stove top or oven
• Delay dishwashing and laundry until after 8 p.m.
• Unplug appliances and shut off lights that are not in use
• Do any baking early in the morning before it gets hot outside
• Shower early in the morning or later in the evening

Since Perennial sets rates based on cost-of-service, your actions can help avoid running higher cost generation during these peak times, thus helping to keep rates in check. These actions and other energy reduction practices can help lower your electric bill.

For more information on steps homeowners can take to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, call us at (402) 362-3355 or visit the ENERGY STAR® Home Advisor
Now is the time to get your air conditioner or heat pump tuned up.

Perennial wants you to get the most value for your money, each and every time you turn on a switch. It costs far less to save a kilowatt-hour than it does to build a new power plant to generate one.

For more information, contact Perennial at (402) 362-3355.

For more information on steps homeowners can take to improve the efficiency of their homes, contact Perennial PPD, or visit the ENERGY STAR® Home Advisor www.energystar.gov/homeadvisor.