{"id":25209,"date":"2016-12-07T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/pse-offers-tips-to-reduce-energy-use-stay-cozy-during-cold-weather\/"},"modified":"2016-12-07T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:09:49","slug":"pse-offers-tips-to-reduce-energy-use-stay-cozy-during-cold-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/pse-offers-tips-to-reduce-energy-use-stay-cozy-during-cold-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"PSE offers tips to reduce energy use, stay cozy during cold weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

With low temperatures predicted in the 20s through Thursday morning, it’s tempting to crank up the thermostat.<\/p>\n

Before you do that, try some of these simple tips from Puget Sound Energy to reduce the impact on your power bill:<\/p>\n

• Adjust your thermostat. Set your thermostat to 68 degrees when you’re at home and awake. Lower your thermostat 10-15 degrees for eight hours when you’re asleep and save 10 percent on your heating.<\/p>\n

• Use space heaters selectively. Turn baseboard or space heaters down or off in rooms you are not using and close the door. Don’t rely on space heaters as a less costly alternative to heat large spaces – it can end up costing you much more.<\/p>\n

• Use your curtains. Open them during the day to allow the warmth of the sun in. At night, close them to reduce the chill from cold windows.<\/p>\n

• Only use exhaust fans when necessary. Fans in your kitchen and bathroom pull the hot air that rises to the ceiling out of your home.<\/p>\n

• Look at PSE payment options. PSE has a budget payment plan and payment assistance programs.<\/p>\n

• Safety first. Never use a grill inside. Don’t use charcoal or gas grills indoors for cooking or heating. They generate carbon monoxide, which is poisonous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With low temperatures predicted in the 20s through Thursday morning, it’s tempting to crank up the thermostat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":25210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-25209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25209"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=25209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}