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| Turn down your thermostat. For every degree you lower your heat in the 60-degree to 70-degree range, you'll save up to 5% on heating costs with the West utility company. Wear warm clothing and set your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower during the day and evening, health permitting. Set the thermostat back to 55 degrees or off at night or when leaving home for an extended time saving 5-20 percent of your heating costs (heat pumps should only be set back five degrees to prevent unneeded use of backup strip heating). When you move, it is easy to connect West utilities online. |
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| Increase ceiling insulation to save money with your West utility company. If your ceiling is uninsulated or scantily insulated, consider increasing your insulation to up to R-38 to reduce heating costs by 5-25 percent. Connect West utilities online. |
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| To save as much as hundreds of dollars a year on electricity make certain that any new appliances you purchase, especially air conditioners and furnaces, are energy-efficient. Information on the energy efficiency of major appliances is found on Energy Guide Labels required by federal law and often can be found at the website of your West utility company. Check with your electric utility to learn if it has a program to help reduce the costs of any appliance purchases. Compare companies and connect your West utilities online. |
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| To help ease the stress of your move, we have provided West utility companyinformation on your new community for the West area. Connect West utilities online. |
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| If you haven't had a meter reading taken, then don't forget to take this yourself and ring and write to the West utility company. Leave a note for the new owners, again so that any dispute can be sorted out quickly. Connect West utilities online. |
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| To understand the price charged annually you’ll need to know how much electricity you use throughout the year. Connect West utilities online. Your “usage profile” shows how much electricity you use. Ask your West utility company for a copy of your “usage profile.” Studying it will give you an idea of how much energy you use and when |
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| Did you know that the typical U.S. family spends close to $1,300 a year on their home's utility bills? Unfortunately, a large portion of that energy is wasted according to West utility company. The amount of energy wasted just through poorly insulated windows and doors is about as much energy as we get from the Alaskan pipeline each year. Why not connect your utilities online? We make it easy. |
