Homes and businesses use more electricity than they need to, resulting in high monthly electric bills. Common suggestions are to use less energy by turning off lights, unplugging electronics when not in use (yes, they still use electricity even when they are turned off), or purchasing energy efficient appliances. All of these are good suggestions and will save you energy but they require a lot of ongoing effort. What if you could upgrade your home or business electrical system so that it uses power more efficiently?
This is the POWER-SAVE that is installed next to your circuit breaker
Having a Power Correction Device installed helps balance how your home uses electricity. This technology is used on a much larger scale by electric companies to improve how they deliver electricity. Power Correction Devices are now available for home and businesses that will help reduce electric bills by up to 15-20%! These devices work by minimizing spikes in electric demand (for example, when a dishwasher, washing machine, or furnace starts).
Is a Power Correction Device right for you? There are many factors that need to be considered. First, if you see a “Demand Charge” item on your bill, you are a heavy user of electricity and are being charged an extra fee. Second, if your monthly bill is an average of at least $100/month, the savings will add up quickly.
The Power-Save is installed next to your Circuit Breaker
David from Gumpher Electrical Contracting has been installing the POWER-SAVE Power Correction Devices for both homes and businesses and continues to see the energy savings. For most residential homes, an installed POWER-SAVE device costs $450 and neighborhood discounts are available.
Another way to lower your electric bill is to properly ventilate your attic. Attics typically trap too much heat in the summer requiring the air conditioner to run more often. This pocket of hot air elevates the overall temperature of your home; getting rid of it will decrease the the amount of time your air conditioner will be required to run.
An attic fan is a first step to decreasing the temperature of your attic. Attic fan can reduce your cooling cost up to 30% by removing super heated air in the attic space. Even with a built in ridge vents, the solar attic fan is beneficial for the days when little or no air is moving. Attic fans work by pushing hot air out of your attic while pulling cooler air from ridge vents or ducts around the perimeter of your attic. Installing a solar powered attic fan will cool your attic and will not require any addition power to be installed. These attic fans are powerful enough for homes up to 6,000 square
A solar attic fan will help to remove the super heated air in your attic.
For homes up to 3500 square feet, only ten watt fans are necessary and sell for $ 375.00 PLUS installation. For home larger then 3500 square feet, a 20 watt unit is necessary which sell for $ 415.00 PLUS installation. Typical install for a average slope roof with fair accessabilty is $ 175.00. Fans are self controlled by a built in thermostat and require no annual maintenance.
For more information on how you can reduce your electric bill, contact David at david@gumpherelectric.com.
