- Automatic timers, motion switches or photo eyes will prevent energy usage during unwanted times
- Change your light bulbs to CFL’s or LED’s (DTE is currently offering rebates to commercial customers)
- Seal up your house or building- cracks around doors and windowscaulk
- Operate heat-generating appliances in the evening-hot ovens,dryers and dishwashers in the daytime forces the AC to run more
- Use cold water for the laundry
- Prepare meals using a crockpot or microwave
- Hang and air dry your clothes instead of the dryer
- Use fans instead of the AC
- Turn off lights and unplug electronics and when not in use
- Turn down the AC in the summer and the Heat in the winter duringthe day and sleeping hours. Install a programmable thermostat.
- Replace your furnace air filters monthly