{"id":32188,"date":"2016-10-05T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T16:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/?page_id=32188"},"modified":"2023-03-16T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:58:14","slug":"energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/member-services\/energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-34726 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021_01_DS_NationalElectricityUseUpdate-761x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021_01_DS_NationalElectricityUseUpdate-761x800.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021_01_DS_NationalElectricityUseUpdate-1461x1536.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021_01_DS_NationalElectricityUseUpdate.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Guides<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SECI_PL_SUMMERSAVING-English_FINAL_300dpi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer Energy Efficiency Guide (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winter-Savings-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winter Energy Efficiency Guide (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Manufactured-home-EE-PDF-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manufactured Home Energy Efficiency Tips (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Phantom-Load-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips to Reduce Phantom Load (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home-Energy-Savings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Full House of Energy Savings (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/prod\/files\/2017\/10\/f37\/Energy_Saver_Guide-2017-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy Saver Guide: Tips on Saving Money and Energy in Your Home<\/a>\u00a0from Energy.gov<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/prod\/files\/2017\/12\/f46\/EnergySaver%20Guide-2017-Spanish-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=2431580\">Consejos para ahorrar dinero y energ\u00eda en su hogar<\/a>\u00a0from Energy.gov<\/li>\n<li>Additional resources can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/energy-saver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.energy.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106487821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kitchen Energy Efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106487820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Window Treatments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106487882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy Vampires<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/117817480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attic Efficiency<\/a> &#8211; Consider whether you need to add insulation. Insulation is essential for reducing heat flow through a home\u2019s building envelope. Adding insulation between the indoors and the outdoors reduces energy demand, improves the comfort of your home, and saves you money.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106487881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lighting Efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106487819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Water Heater Efficiency<\/a> &#8211; Water heating is the second largest energy expense in your home. It typically accounts for about 13% of your energy usage. To reduce that expense, use less hot water, turn down the thermostat, and replace old, inefficient hot water heaters.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/117817481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pool Efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106487742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ceiling Fans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/98634852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weatherizing your Home<\/a> &#8211; Air leaks are one of the greatest sources of energy loss in a home. Caulk, seal, and weatherstrip all seams, cracks, and openings to the outside. By sealing uncontrolled air leaks, you can save 10%-20% on your heating and cooling bills.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/98634768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heat Pump and Thermostat<\/a> &#8211; Heating and cooling are the largest energy users in your home, typically making up about 35%-40% of your energy use. You can save money and increase your comfort by properly using, maintaining, and upgrading your equipment. Smart and programmable thermostats can assist you in efficient use of your cooling and heating system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cooling Tips<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Set your thermostat as high as is comfortable when you\u2019re home in the summer, and raise the temperature when you\u2019re away.<\/li>\n<li>Clean or replace filters on air conditioners once a month or as recommended.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off kitchen, bath, and other exhaust fans within 20 minutes after you are done cooking or bathing.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off ceiling fans when you leave a room.<\/li>\n<li>During summer, keep the window coverings closed during the day to block the sun\u2019s heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Call Us<\/h2>\n<p>Member Service Representatives are available to review your account and suggest ideas to help improve energy efficiency in your home. Simply call 863-946-6200 and ask for energy saving ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guides Summer Energy Efficiency Guide (PDF) Winter Energy Efficiency Guide (PDF) Manufactured Home Energy Efficiency Tips (PDF) Tips to Reduce Phantom Load (PDF) A Full House of Energy Savings (PDF) Energy Saver Guide: Tips on Saving Money and Energy in Your Home\u00a0from Energy.gov Consejos para ahorrar dinero y energ\u00eda en su hogar\u00a0from Energy.gov Additional resources [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":32157,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32188"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35914,"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32188\/revisions\/35914"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gladeselectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}