If using your oven for an hour or more, shut the kitchen off from the rest of your home and turn on the stove exhaust to help take heat out of the kitchen. Low-cost covers are available to cover exhaust fan openings. Clean the lint filter after every load. Your dryer will dry more efficiently, requiring less running time. Close the door to the dryer room to keep from heating up the house.
Laptop computers use significantly less energy than desktop models.
When not using a fireplace, keep flue dampers closed. Otherwise, air conditioning and heating continuously escape. TOP Call 499-7827 to find out more about Austin Energy's rebates and low interest loans.