Five Tips to Tame your Electric Bill
Five Tips to Tame your Electric Bill
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We were in the studio with Casey Hollins, Director of Communications and Public Relations for Rappahannock Electric Cooperative to get five tips to tame your electric bill.

  1. Set your heat to 68 degrees or lower.
  2. Seal your windows and your doors.
  3. Wrap your water heater in a blanket if it’s in an unconditioned space.
  4. Avoid using a wood burning fireplace.
  5. If you have a crawl space, close the vents and seal the crawl space access door with weatherstripping.

REC provides electric service to over 170,000 connections in parts of 22 Virginia counties. With its general office in Fredericksburg, VA, the Cooperative operates and maintains more than 17,000 miles of power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Follow REC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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