Electric Devices

Level of Use

Monthly Cost

Energy Saving Tips

Portable Heater

    8 hrs/day

   $ 61.20 /mo

• Use Only when necessary and in occupied rooms

Electric Blanket

(king size bed)

    8 hrs/day

   $ 6.90 /mo

• Consider using the electric blanket only to warm up the bed, turn it off when you settle in

Furnace

    24 hrs/day

   50-60 % of all winter energy cost

• Insulate your attic
• Insulate your heating ducts can save you     10 – 30 % of heating costs
• Seal cracks around windows and doors
• Lower your thermostat at night and when you are not home
• Install a programmable thermostat