The heat of the summer is well within the current landscape. What to do to save money on my electric bills in Arizona.
This is a yearly question and for so many in the Southeast Valley cities of Queen Creek, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, San Tan Valley, and Gilbert we start to dread that SRP and APS bill every month.
We want to get more air conditioning but we are scared of the cost every month.
Solutions to lower your monthly bills include:
- Time of Use Plan – this plan tells you the on-peak and off-peak hours and when best to run your major appliances and services.
- Budget Billing – this plan offers an average for the year. It takes into account all 12 months’ billings and averages a price to pay for the month. So no matter the time of year, summer, winter, fall, or sping, you pay the same amount every month.
- Sun Shades – adding sun shades will remove direct sunlight from the window. When you touch the window in the summer you feel the heat. This will put a barrier between the inside and the outside with some reflection. In the end, the heat of the sun will be softened and it will help mediate the temp in the house.
- Temperature-controlled thermostat – control when your air condition unit turns on and off based on the internal temperature you desire. Set the temperature higher when nobody is home and lower when the family returns. ** some of the issue with this involves the need to put added pressure on your system to get the temperature down 2-4 degrees before the family gets home. This will cause more stress on the system and electricity to spike to get the temp of the house down. In addition, most of the time when a family gets home between 5 and 6 pm you are on the high peak hours and that will cause a spike in the electrical reading and ultimately cost more.
- Get used to higher temps in the house – yuck, this doesn’t sound like fun. Well if your concern is the higher monthly bill, then this is an option.
Take advantage of opportunities to decrease your monthly electric bill in Arizona by installing a demand manager. Check back for more information on this controlled system to regulate the temperatures in your Arizona Home while keeping the temp inside near a more comfortable 72 degrees.