Air Conditioning tips

During the summer, air conditioners typically use more electricity than any other home appliance. To maximize your home’s efficiency during Energy Savings Days, and help your home feel cooler you can:

• Raise the thermostat 3 or 4 degrees above normal between 1 pm to 7 pm.
• Pre-cool your home by lowering the thermostat 3 or 4 degrees before 1 pm and then raise it above average from 1 pm – 7 pm.
• Circulate air with a fan instead of an air conditioner.
• Consider turning some window units off during Energy Savings Days, if you have them.
• Call the PeakRewards customer hotline at 1-888-309-7325 to have a PeakRewards thermostat installed in your home. With participation in the PeakRewards program, your A/C is cycled up to 50% between 1 pm to 7 pm, meaning, your air conditioner or electric heat pump will produce cool air for half of its normal running time during Energy Savings Days. You might see an even greater credit on your bill through participation in both programs. To learn more about PeakRewards, visit BGEsavings.com.

Based on feedback from PeakRewards customers during summer 2013, there is an unnoticeable change in room temperature during Energy Savings Days.

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