Today many people are looking to conserve energy and “green” their homes.

Did you know that Florida homes, air conditioning accounts for 40-50% or more of your electric bill?

The top 9 items you can do to lower your monthly electrical bill as related to your air conditioning system’s electrical consumption.
1 - Keep your thermostat at 78 degrees while you are home. If you leave the house, turn the thermostat up to 82 degrees. Cooling down a home from 82 degrees consumes less electricity than cooling down from a higher temperature as well as less electricity to cool the house at 82 degrees than at 78 degrees during the hours you are away from the house. You might want to consider buying an inexpensive programmable thermostat to do this for you automatically. [Read more...]