On those wonderful sunny winter days, open the drapes and let the sunshine in.  This energy from the sun will help to warm your house and help to lower your heating bills a little too.  Energy Conservation

On those wonderful days where it is in the 80’s in the afternoon, but temperatures drop to the 60’s over night, open all your windows when the temperature drops below 78° (recommended thermostat setting in the summer) at night and let that cool air in.  Then in the morning close all your windows to keep the heat of the day out.  With the help of a couple of window fans you can easily avoid turning on your air conditioner well into May or even June (depending of course on where you live).  Energy Conservation

Another free way to start saving energy is to simply turn down the thermostat (in the winter) and urn it up (in the summer.)  The average homeowner can realize a 1 – 3% energy cost savings for every degree.  Energy Conservation

Lighting accounts for about 10% of a home’s energy bills.  By simply turning off lights that you don’t need you will start saving energy and money immediately.  As an added bonus, your light bulbs will last even longer.  Energy Conservation

With the popularity of computer games, social networking, e-mail and the internet growing every day, many of us are spending more time on our home computers and we are turning them off less and less.  However, by turning your computer off at night and your monitor when you will not be using it for more than 20 minutes the Department of Energy indicates that you could save an average of $90 on your electric bill every year.  Energy Conservation