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Three Simple Ways to Reduce Energy Use at Home as Kids Head Back to School
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Small changes create life-long saving habits the entire family can keep year-round
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Summer may be over for students heading back to class, but the hot weather will be sticking around for several more weeks. With the house or apartment a little emptier, now may be a great time to cut back on energy use.
Ways to Save at Home as Students Head Back to the Classroom
Adjust Thermostat
Ensure the thermostat is set at 78 degrees or higher. Customers can save 4-8% on cooling costs for each degree the thermostat is raised.
Use the Refrigerator Wisely
With kids away at school, the refrigerator door may not be open and closed as often. While preparing school lunches, take out all ingredients and supplies at once and set them on the counter to ensure the door is not open for prolonged periods of time.|
Unplug Devices
With electronics unused most of the day at home, make sure they are unplugged and powered off. This will prevent unused electronics from using energy when they are not in use.
PG&E encourages customers to put these tips into action as kids head back to school in hopes of forming life-long habits the entire family can keep year-round. To find out how much energy goes to cooling, hot water, appliances, and other uses take PG&E’s 5-minute Home Energy Checkup.
PG&E also supports the Energy is Everything Program which offers K-12 educators with curriculum resources to help teach students about energy and the environment with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focus. The educational program is available at no cost to students throughout California.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
pg&e corporation, through its subsidiary, pacific gas and electric company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central california, the united states. it generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. as of december 31, 2019, the company owns and operates approximately 18,000 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines, 33 electric transmission substations, approximately 107,000 circuit miles of distribution lines, 68 transmission switching substations, and 760 distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of approximately 43,300 miles of distribution pipelines, approximately 6,300 miles of backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. it serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. the company
