Heating
& Cooling
Heat
Pumps
Residential/Commercial
Energy
Savings
Safety
Tips for Kids
Heating
& Cooling
Call regarding our home
energy right program and the cash incentive payment to you as a customer of
DES. The documented energy efficiency of new homes built energy right means
value to you now and can also represent value to you and any subsequent buyer
should you sell your home.
Heat
pumps
Install a new heat pump
and begin enjoying an energy efficient, environmentally friendly source of heating
and cooling. If you are a DES customer and a qualified homeowner, you can borrow
money at a low interest rate with payments added to your electric bill.
Residential/Commercial
If you have questions
about your energy usage, DES offers energy audits through TVA. Give us a call
and we will be happy to put you in touch with the right person. You can go directly
to TVA's energy right
program and get information on energy savings for everything from heat pumps
to water heaters. There's even an on-line energy evaluation of your home you
can work through. Check it out.
Energy
Savings
For some immediate energy savings, try these ideas:
1. For a better performing
HVAC unit change your filters monthly. Clean filters also reduce your exposure
to indoor allergens.
2. Insulated window shades
or blinds cut nighttime heat loss.
3.
Install door sweeps to reduce air flow underneath doors.
4. Insulating and tightening
your house is the best way to reduce home energy use
5. Caulk around pipes
to prevent air leaks.
6. Turn down the thermostat
on your water heater. A setting of 120 degrees is adequate for most home needs.
7. When drying clothes,
dry similar items together. This not only saves on dryer time, but also is easier
on most clothes.
8. Dry two or more loads
of clothes in a row, thus taking advantage of the heat still in the dryer from
the first load.
9. Compact fluorescent
lights last, on average, ten times as long as incandescent lights.
10. Turn off lights when
you leave the room, if you have those who cannot remember to do this, consider
an occupancy sensor for automatically turning off lights. This saves energy
as well as money.
Safety
Tips For Kids
Kids,
young and old, need to heed the following safety ideas:
1. Never fly kites near
power lines.
2. Keep electric appliances
such as radios and hair dryers away from water.
3. Never climb electric
poles or towers.
4. Stay away from substations.
DANGER means just that.
5. Never climb trees or
build tree houses with electric lines running through them.
6. Never put a foreign
object in a power outlet, better still let an adult plug things in for you.
7. If you see a power
line on the ground stay away from it.
8. Never touch anything
that runs on electricity when your hands are wet.
9. If you are in the bathtub
or standing on a wet floor, never touch anything electrical.
10. Sparks or smoke means
trouble, find an adult immediately.