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Use less energy with a programmable thermostat

Heating and cooling your house accounts for the majority of the energy your familty will use at home.  Knowing that you can put a major dent in your energy bills.  The single best way to use less energy at home is to invest in a programmable thermostat.  Most of us are at work during the day and under the bed covers at night so we are wasting energy cooling and heating our house for a large part of the time.  The programmable thermostat will allow you to drop the temperature (or turn off the a.c. during the summer) during these times.  This simple act can have dramatic results on reducing your energy bill and it's possible to reduce your energy bill by up to 20%.  For the average family this can be over $2000 dollars a year!

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For more tips on how to use less energy, visit our page on ideas to consume less energy