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Energy Use FAQ

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Do you have a service that would allow someone to come to a member’s home and give a review of the home and offer advice on how to make the home more efficient and show them how to reduce their bill?

Yes. York Elec­tric offers a free in-home ener­gy audit. All you have to do is call our mem­ber ser­vices depart­ment at 803–684‑4248 and tell them you are inter­est­ing in sched­ul­ing one.
Cat­e­go­ry: Ener­gy Use FAQ
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What is the best temperature for heating and cooling?

The ide­al set­ting is 78 degrees for cool­ing and 65 degrees for heat­ing.

Cat­e­go­ry: Ener­gy Use FAQ
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Someone said outdoor floodlights were making my bill run higher? Is this possible?

Yes, it can. You can save by using your cur­rent spot­lights less, con­vert­ing your cur­rent spot­lights to 23 watt com­pact flu­o­res­cent spots, and by installing motion sen­sors so the lights only work when motion is detect­ed.

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Is electricity still a good value?

The val­ue of elec­tric­i­ty remains very high. The nation­al cost of elec­tric­i­ty today, when adjust­ed for infla­tion, is less than what it was in 1980. Very few com­modi­ties have remained such a good val­ue. Com­pared to oth­er con­sumer prod­ucts and ser­vices, elec­tric­i­ty is a bar­gain.

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What can I do about the amount of my bill?

Con­serv­ing ener­gy is always a good idea. York Elec­tric has a free 101 low-cost/no-cost home ener­gy sav­ings mea­sures brochure. Vis­it one of our offices to pick up a copy or view and/or down­load here. Also, vis­it TogetherWeSave.com and take the home tour to learn what actions you can take to save on your ener­gy bill.

Cat­e­go­ry: Ener­gy Use FAQ

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