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Things you can do to keep Florida's Air Clean

 

Conserving Electricity at Work and at Home > Reduce Electricity Usage

• Call your local utility company and have an energy audit done on your home.

• Install automatic setback thermostats to program temperature levels.

• Turn thermostat down in winter/up in summer.

• Turn off lights when you leave the room, and turn off appliances during peak times.

• Use compact fluorescent lights .

• Keep doors and blinds closed during hot days, close off unused rooms. 

• Make sure your home is well insulated; caulk and weather-strip doors.

• Shade east and west windows.

• On hot days, delay heat-generating activities (such as cooking and dishwashing) until evening.

• Install and/or use ceiling fans .

• Use attic fans to pull cooler air into the house while pushing warmer inside air out.

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