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Conserve electricity at home this summer

It’s hot and we all want to use our air conditioners to stay cool, but we also need to conserve electricity or there’s going to be outages. That’s one of the messages representatives from the Bandera Electric Cooperative told a meeting of about 30 seniors Tuesday, June 14, at the Lakehills Civic Center. The meeting, sponsored by Bandera County TRIAD, brought information about how to conserve electricity and prevent elder abuse.

Kevin Ferrell said with the heat in Texas this summer home thermostat settings and even the length of a person’s shower is going to be critical to maintaining control over a person’s electric bill.

A person’s home has an envelope of insulation, ducts, vents, doors and windows that can save energy or waste it. The operation of a person’s heat and air conditioning system and even the water heater can effect how much energy is used.

Some ways to save electricity in the summer is to have shade trees around the house, especially deciduous trees for shade on the west side.

Other general ways to save electricity include using natural (sun) light when possible. Rainwater can be collected to reduce well pumping. Set thermostats to 78 degrees in the summer and 68 in the winter.

Dark colors increase the heat in the area, including black asphalt and dark paint on the house.

Older houses tend to be drafty. As much as 600,000 cubic feet of air, enough to fill three Goodyear blimps, passed through an older Texas house daily.

As much as 31 percent of cooled air goes through the floors and the ceiling in a house. Ducts can lose 15 percent and fireplaces 14 percent. Doors lose 11 percent and windows 10 percent. Some of these can be sealed, such as doors, windows, and even the flue for the fireplace.

Ways to keep the cool air in are chalking and weatherstripping. Insulation in the ceiling needs to be R-38 to R-49. If all you have is R-19, then you need to consider adding insulation. Some 12 to 18 inches of blown-in insulation can also be used in houses.

Skylights can bring natural light into a home. A dimmer switch on some lights will also save power by not using as much light when you don’t need it. Fireplaces are usually not a very efficient heating method. Glass doors in front of a fireplace is a good idea.

If you’ve got curtains and blinds on your windows, close them during the day and open them at night. Replace air conditioning filters every three months. Install programmable thermostats and set a daytime temperature and a nighttime temperature. It doesn’t have to be as cold in the house in the evening as it is during the day.

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