PECO Helps Customers Beat the Heat and Save Energy and Money
July 30 2015 - 10:04AM
Business Wire
As the third consecutive day of 90 degree temperatures grips the
region customers use more energy to cool their homes. With the
current heat wave expected to continue at least through the
weekend, PECO provides tips to help customers manage their energy
use.
Here are steps that all customers can take to make a
difference:
- Turn it off: Turn off all
unnecessary lighting and devices.
- Manage your thermostat: Keep
thermostats at a constant, comfortable level when at home. Raise
the thermostat setting for days of extreme heat to save even more.
Install a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust your
home's temperature settings when you're away or sleeping.
- Keep shades, blinds and curtains
closed: About 40 percent of unwanted heat comes through
windows. Simply closing blinds and curtains, which act as a layer
of insulation, can reduce heat in your home.
- Use ceiling fans to circulate
air: For those without air conditioning, use ceiling fans or
portable fans with the windows partially open to circulate fresh
air into your home. For those with air conditioning, fans can be
used to evenly distribute cool air.
- Use appliances wisely: Run
appliances that produce heat (like clothes dryers, ovens and
dishwashers) at night when it is cooler.
Customers also should always put safety first - check on elderly
neighbors and relatives during prolonged periods of high
temperatures.
To reduce the impact that high temperatures can have on monthly
energy costs, customers also can sign up for budget billing. Budget
billing makes short-term fluctuations in monthly bills easier to
handle by dividing annual energy costs evenly throughout the year.
Customers having trouble managing their bills should contact PECO
immediately at 1-800-494-4000.
For more ways to save energy and money visit peco.com/smartideas
or call 1-888-5PECO-SAVE.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas
utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves
1.6 million electric and more than 506,000 natural gas customers in
southeastern Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the
region. PECO delivered 89.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas and
37.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2014. Founded in
1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most active
corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial
support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental,
economic development and community programs and organizations. For
more information visit PECO.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook and Twitter.
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PECOGreg Smore, 215-841-5555Greg.Smore@exeloncorp.com
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