Play Pretend with the Weather

When heating your home in the winter (or cooling it in the summer) try to keep the temperature as close to the outside temperature as comfortably possible.

If you are doing the opposite (heating to 80, cooling to 65), you are already halfway there, you just have your seasons backward! So pretend the weather outside is opposite and enjoy your inside temperature. For example, in the winter, pretend it's summer outside, baking hot, and you are keeping your house pleasantly chilly. In the summer, pretend the weather outside is frightfully cold. Look at you, all warm and toasty in your house.

Turning the heat down at night or when you aren't at home is another way to save. Programmable thermostats are available and our local utility company has a rebate to make the switch even more attractive.