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| Ask questions to your Garland / Mesquite utility company if you don’t understand the words used or choices you must make. Even if you buy electricity from a new supplier, you will still pay the public utility company to deliver – or provide--your electricity. You may get separate bills from both the supplier and the provider. Connect Garland / Mesquite utilities online. |
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| Increase ceiling insulation to save money with your Garland / Mesquite utility company. If your ceiling is uninsulated or scantily insulated, consider increasing your insulation to up to R-38 to reduce heating costs by 5-25 percent. Connect Garland / Mesquite utilities online. |
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| Set your thermostat at 70 degrees or lower in the winter to save money with your Garland / Mesquite utility company. Every degree you raise your thermostat means a higher heating bill. If you plan to be away from home for several days, 55 degrees or so is a good setting. Heating costs will increase four to six percent for every thermostat setting above 70 degrees during the winter. Connect Garland / Mesquite utilities online. |
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| Choose Energy Star® Products to save money with your Garland / Mesquite 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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| 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 Garland / Mesquite utility company. Connect Garland / Mesquite utilities online. |
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| Shorten showers to save money with your Garland / Mesquite utility company. Simply reducing that lingering time by a few minutes can save hundreds of gallons of hot water per month for a family of four. Showers account for 2/3 of your water heating costs. Cutting your showers in half will reduce your water heating costs by 33 percent. Cut your connection time in half. Connect Garland / Mesquite utilities online. |
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| When choosing a Garland / Mesquite utility company it's important to work out what sort of service you want, not choose on price alone. Connect Garland / Mesquite utilities online. |
