
Utilities Provider Urges Kentuckians to Conserve Energy
Clip: Season 3 Episode 280 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
LG&E and KU Energy are asking customers to conserve energy during this heat wave.
As the heat wave continues, LG&E and KU Energy are asking customers to conserve energy. They provided tips that can also help customers save money.
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Utilities Provider Urges Kentuckians to Conserve Energy
Clip: Season 3 Episode 280 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
As the heat wave continues, LG&E and KU Energy are asking customers to conserve energy. They provided tips that can also help customers save money.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLet's say he wave continues LGA and you are asking customers to conserve energy to ease the strain on the power grid.
Here is some of that advice.
Turn off all unnecessary lights and appliances.
Try to avoid using your oven and consider a slow cooker instead.
Make sure vents are clear so air can circulate through your home and makes.
The biggest difference you can make is adjusting your thermostat.
Every little thing adds up.
I mean, for example, setting your thermostat to the highest comfortable setting every degree can save you about 4 to 7% on the cooling portion of your bill.
So if you normally have your thermostat set about 70, if you feel like you could go up to 74, 75, now you're talking 4 to 5 degrees, which each degree can be 4 to 7% cheaper on your cooling portion of your bill.
You want to make sure, for example, that you close those blinds.
If you've got blinds with sun facing windows, that is letting a lot of sun in your house or apartment close those you know.
Make sure your your air conditioner vents are not blocked.
Keeping those, you know, keeping furniture and drapes and other things off of those.
All that helps too.
Number one, you know, it helps our customers.
We know that the high temperatures will have an impact on their bills.
And so we want to help keep those bills lower for folks.
And these tips will help.
And also it protects the system.
It protects the grid.
As far as the high demand that we've seen recently due to these extreme high temperatures.
All great tips to keep in mind as summer is just getting started.
Unfortunately, the heat and humidity are not going to be letting up anytime soon.
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