03/05/2012
Celebrate National Procrastination Week; save on your power billCelebrate National Procrastination Week; save on your power bill
Procrastinators can cut energy consumption and save money
ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. (March 5, 2012) - American science fiction author writer Robert A. Heinlein once wrote, "Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." And in the case of saving money on your power bill, he may have had a point. March 4-10 is National Procrastination Week, and it could be the perfect time to put off chores and save.
Did you wear a pair of jeans when you laid on the couch
watching college basketball on Saturday? Don't wash those
jeans yet. There's pro basketball on Sunday!
Wear them again! Running your washer when full (not
overloaded) will maximize the efficiency of your machine.
Jeans, sweaters and towels can often skip a wash or two,
cutting down on the overall amount of laundry.
Make sure your refrigerator is stocked full of your
favorite beverages for the game. Full refrigerators run
more efficiently and you can put off running back and
forth to the store.
And heat up that plate of nachos and game time snacks in
the microwave rather than having to plan ahead for the
oven to heat up. The microwave has a glass door, so you
don't have to open the oven to check to see if the cheese
is melted. Opening an oven door while cooking drops the
temperature 25-30 degrees, wasting electricity. In
addition, using the microwave can save up to 30 percent
of the energy required to cook in a conventional oven.
Skip hand washing dishes and opt for the dishwasher, but
don't run that dishwasher after each meal. Why do
it right away when you can wait until you have a full
machine and run it only when needed? And then let the
dishes air dry. You have time.
"Procrastinating on certain things can absolutely cut
down on your power bill," jokes Malcolm Barnes, energy
efficiency manger for Progress Energy Florida. "For
those with a bit more gumption, the next easiest way save
electricity is to have Progress Energy do an energy
audit."
Even procrastinators will find contacting Progress Energy
Florida for a no-hassle, no-cost Home Energy Check easy.
Through the Progress Energy service - which can be
performed online, over the phone or in person - a
highly-trained Energy Advisor will do all the work for
you and provide customized, energy-saving advice and
determine your eligibility for company rebates toward
energy-efficient home improvements. A Home Energy Check
is a prerequisite to all Progress Energy rebates for
energy-efficient home improvements.
To sign up for a no-cost Home Energy Check or to learn
more than 100 energy-saving tips, visit
progress-energy.com/save or call 1.877.364.9003.
Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress Energy
(NYSE: PGN), provides electricity and related services to
more than 1.6 million customers in Florida. The company
is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and serves a
territory encompassing more than 20,000 square miles
including the cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as
well as the Central Florida area surrounding Orlando.
Progress Energy Florida is pursuing a balanced approach
to meeting the future energy needs of the region. That
balance includes increased energy-efficiency programs,
investments in renewable energy technologies and a
state-of-the-art electricity system.http://www.progress-energy.com/.