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York Electric holiday gift to homeowner: a lower bill
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 Janet and Peter Wise got an early holiday gift in, of all things, their latest power bill from York Electric Cooperative. Their bill for December: $180. Their bill for the same time last year: $258. That's a savings of $78.
Those initial monthly savings — and a 29 percent reduction in the home's energy use versus the December 2008 bill — resulted from a more than $10,000 home energy efficiency makeover provided by York Electric and partner co-op Lynches River Electric in Pageland.
"It's been a great experience for us, and we've learned a lot about the home," said Janet Wise. "York Electric said we'd see a drop in our power bill, and they were right."
Helping homeowners learn how to save energy and money was the goal when Janet and Peter's home and six others across the state were selected from the more than 4,000 Help My House contest entries for seven free energy efficiency makeovers. The six other Help My House winners are seeing similar savings on their power bills since the makeovers wrapped up in October.
"We're delighted that Janet and Peter are already seeing a real difference in their power bill," said Paul Basha, York Electric CEO. "Our member-owners are struggling in this economy like everybody else. By supporting the Help My House effort, we're helping to educate them and thousands of other consumers statewide about the benefits of conservation and energy efficiency at home."
The state's electric cooperatives are promoting energy efficiency as part of the solution to rising energy costs and growing concerns about climate change. Reducing energy use delays the need for building expensive new power plants. It also lowers greenhouse gas emissions with fewer fossil fuels required to produce electricity.
For more information about Help My House home energy makeovers, visit HelpMyHouse.org.
Related links:
South Carolina Energy Tax Incentives
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency
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