PUD Tips To Save Energy On Cold Days

Use the natural warmth of the sun to help heat your home during the winter. Open the shades on south facing windows during the day to let the sun in and close them at night to keep the warmth inside.

Savings: up to 400 kWh* per winter bill, about $114 each winter.

Cost: FREE

*For the average Snohomish County single-family home with electric heat.

Set the heat at 55 when you’re sleeping or away from home and you could save as much as 10% on your heating costs. For If you currently keep your home quite warm at night, turn down the thermostat by just 2 or 3 degrees at first, then decrease it again when you’re used to the change.

Savings: up to 235 kWh* per winter bill, about $67 each winter

Cost: FREE

*For the average SnohomishCounty single family home with electric heat, with the heat set at 55 degrees for 12 hours per day.

If you have furniture or curtains in front of your wall/baseboard heaters or register vents, you could be blocking the heat they’re trying to deliver. Each fall, check to be sure the heater or vent is not blocked and vacuum the heater coils or clean the registers.

Savings: up to 105 kWh* per winter bill, about $30 each winter

Cost: FREE

*For the average SnohomishCounty single family home with electric heat. 

If you have existing baseboard or wall heaters, turn down the thermostats in unused rooms and close the door. Since baseboard/wall heaters supply heat to each room individually, they are ideally suited to zone heating or heating the occupied rooms in your home while allowing unoccupied sections (such as empty guest rooms or seldom-used rooms) to remain cooler. Zone heating can produce energy savings of more than 20% compared to heating both occupied and unoccupied areas of your house.

Savings: up to 275 kWh* per winter bill, about $78 each winter

Cost: FREE

*For the average SnohomishCounty single family home with electric heat.