Energy Conservation
Cobb Energy promotes energy conservation for the benefit of the customer and the environment! Use the helpful resources provided here to operate your home comfortably and economically.
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"ENERGY STAR is a registered trade mark of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and the U.S. Department of Energy."
Conservation Tips for Your Home
These are some simple things you can do to improve your electric bill and the environment:
- Do full loads of laundry and dishes to avoid wasting energy and water. Air dry dishes for additional savings.
- Turn off everything that's not in use: lights, TVs, computers, electronics.
- Replace your four most-used incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.
- Clean or replace AC/heating system filters monthly.
- Use small electric appliances rather than the range or oven for heating small meals.
- Many idle electronics – TVs, VCRs, DVDs and CD players, cordless phones, microwaves – use energy even when switched off to keep display clocks lit and memory chips and remote controls working. Nationally, these energy "vampires" use 5 percent of our domestic energy and cost consumers more than $3 billion annually. (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Alliance to Save Energy Power$mart Booklet)
- The average household spends some $1,500 each year on energy bills. By choosing Energy Star-certified products, consumers can cut this by 30 percent, saving about $400 each year. (Energy Star)
- "Sleep" features that power down home office equipment and other electronic devices that are turned on but not in use can save households up to $70 annually. (Alliance to Save Energy Power$mart Booklet)
- Between 80 and 85 percent of the energy used to wash clothes comes from heating the water. Using warm or cool water instead of hot will save money and energy and get clothes clean. (U.S. Department of Energy)
–Source: www.ase.org
Our Energy Tips guide will show you more ways to make the most of the energy you consume each day.
Click here to review our Energy Conservation Booklet.
Online Energy Conservation Analysis:
Click here to take advantage of our online Energy Conservation Tool. This is an educational, interactive tool. You will be able to:
- Review your Profile
- Review customer billing history which is analyzed in conjunction with answers to an online survey regarding home energy systems and practices. A personal Energy Profile report specific to you is generated
- Calculate the annual energy costs for a complete range of home energy systems and appliances. Both electric and gas appliances are included. Designed to return your costs quickly without needing to perform a full audit. Standard and seasonal energy costs are used for the calculations.
- Use the Comparison tool to quickly compare your existing home heating and air conditioning system or water heater with electric and natural gas systems. You can also compare two new systems to each other. You'll receive annual energy use and cost.
- Access the Energy Library which contains more detailed and specific information to address your energy questions and help explain your personal energy savings recommendations. The Library contains sets of energy fact sheets categorized by system or appliances.
- Receive an email response from The Energy Advisor to energy questions not found through Energy Library or other online resources. All messages/inquires will be sent to a designated utility employee for response.