Just like Spring, Summer came early to Utah and with it lots of hot, dry air. In the middle of the summer I don’t miss the humidity of the east coast but sometimes, a little rain would be nice.
Keeping your home cool in the summer is just as expensive as keeping it warm in the winter. There are some things you can do to reduce your cooling costs.
All of the things you do in the winter help with cooling costs as well. Changing the filters on the air conditioning unit, using weatherstripping, closing the curtains during the hottest part of the day, using ceiling fans to circulate the air.
Air conditioning is expensive and uses a lot of electricity, we need to rethink what comfortable means. Many people who keep their heat at 75 all winter keep their air conditioning at 72 all summer. Just one or two degrees in the other direction will save you money on your heating and cooling bills.
Don’t forget about fans. Many times people just leave the air conditioner run all day and all night. Usually the nights cool off enough that a fan in the window will make the house comfortable. You can also put frozen bottles of water in front of a fan and it can cool the room off. Why cool the whole house if you are only using one room?
Wear lighter clothes in the house, this should go without saying but in both winter and summer you can dress appropriately in the house and reduce your costs.
A large part of our utility expense and natural resources so to heating and cooling our homes. If we make the effort we can reduce the cost and maybe even save enough money to go on vacation, away from the utility bills.