Chicago and Chicagoland winter weather. Brrrrr ... we all know how cold and windy it can be. And we all know, it's coming ...
It's why I'm re-posting Ginny L. Gorman's (North Kingstown, RI Realtor) great post "Ten Easy Ways to Save on Energy Costs" here for reading and consideration in your Chicago and/or Chicagoland home. Who doesn't want to save money??
Lots of great info here ... and great links to other informational sites. Read on ... and find ways to save those dollars!
Gene
Ten Easy Ways to Save on Energy Costs. It is just beginning to get cold again in North Kingstown
Rhode Island and since a long winter is ahead of us, I just wanted to cover 10 energy savers that will take you under 15 minutes to put into action...and begin to hear the coins saved!
- Keep your home thermostat no higher than 68 degrees
- Clean your furnace filter
- Install storm windows (or shut them if they are open)
- Close your curtains, drapes and shades at night
- Use direct sunlight to heat the rooms during the daytime
- Vampire electronics! Unplug unused electronics
- Shut the chimney flue when not in use
- Remove air conditioning units from windows
- Set hot water tank temperature settings at 120 degrees, no higher
- Learn to wash clothes in cold water (brr!)
These tips are courtesy of National Grid which is one of our RI energy providers. For more energy in action hot tips go to www.nationalgridus.com. Electric savings here adds up to savings for our environment also.
If you know of homeowners in a financial crisis and can not pay their energy bill and are not eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund may help them. A maximum grant is $400 once per heating season per family. Call 401.831.1119 for more information today. Reach out and be a resource for a neighbor too. Ten Easy Ways to Save on Energy Costs.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ginny Lacey Gorman is a North Kingstown Realtor who works and knows the North Kingstown RI geographic area of homes for sale, schools, happenings, important tidbits of information and businesses well. Waterfront, water view, ocean front, luxury and coastal RI real estate are her specialty, so call Ginny for your buying and selling home needs. As North Kingstown short sale agents, she and her team helps clients navigate successfully the rough short sale waters throughout RI, contact Ginny if you are having trouble paying your mortgage. When you are in need of an internet savvy RI realtor® who sells homes in this real estate market, call Ginny today at 401.529.7849.
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Cha ching, I can hear myself saving money already!
I hope so, Lyn! Who can't like saving money?? Glad this re-blog was beneficial ...
Gene
Gene, many thanks for the re-blog what a nice thing to do...i hope many experience savings from it.
We send energy saving tips to our sphere in our newsletter...the thermostat is a real biggy...more blankets or warmer clothes beat higher bills every time.
My pleasure, Ginny! It was a great post chock-filled with great suggestions!
Sally and David: Dare I say they "trump" higher bills??? I know .. bad joke. It's obvious your services extend way beyond the normal agents. That doesn't surprise me one bit ...
Thanks for writing!
Gene