Energy

AEP Texas Offers Easy Tips to Save Money & Energy

Jun 22, 2012 12:00 PM ET

With summer finally arriving, your electricity bill may be rising.  Running air conditioners to keep cool can be costly.  You can offset some of those costs by being energy efficient and conserving energy.  Below are a few tips on conserving electricity:

  • Replace filters on your air conditioner. Clean filters can lower the air conditioner’s energy consumption 5-15%.
  • Swapping five incandescent bulbs with ENERGY STAR® compact fluorescents can save you about $60 a year.
  • Set your water heater to between 120 and 130 degrees and wash laundry in cold water

For these tips and more, visit AEP Texas.

AEP - American Electric Power
AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.  AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.

AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas).