8 ways to save BIG on utilities

As temperatures soar, so do home energy costs! Yet you can still keep your cool and save money with these simple pro tricks

Slash costs with a ‘smart’ thermostat “A common mistake? Blasting your air conditioner as soon as you get home. This makes it work harder, hiking up the bill. Instead try investing in a smart thermostat (like Google Nest), which can cost around $170, but usually pays for itself in the first year. Like with a regular thermostat, you set it to the ideal temperatures during specific time periods, but it monitors your energy use and behavior and automatically adjusts settings to make energy use as efficient as possible, saving you an average of 15% on cooling (nearly $145 annually) and 12% on heating in the winter.” —Cisco DeVries, founder of OhmConnect.com, a clean energy company Look into a new plan “Call your electricity provider and ask if they offer plans like ‘free’ hours—say,…

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