LITTLE ROCK — Entergy Arkansas has some tips on how Arkansans can stay warm this winter and save money.
With heating costs making up over half of a customer’s energy use, Entergy offered some alternatives to raising the temperature on your thermostat to help reduce costs:
- Any path that leads outside should be sealed including windows and doors
- If you adjust your thermostat, set it to 68 degrees and dress in layers – every degree above 68 raises your bill by nearly 3 %
- It’s recommended that customers set their water heater to 120 degrees
- Make sure to keep doors and windows closed preventing warm air from leaving your home and forcing your heater to work harder
- Fans should be turning counterclockwise so cold air isn’t blowing.
- The heating system works better with clean air filters – make sure to replace them accordingly
- Open your curtains to let sunlight in during the day and close them a night to reduce the loss of heat
Entergy also offers a multitude of bill management resources as well as other resources for those in need such as:
- Autopay
- Level billing
- PaperFree
- Pick-A-Date
- Understanding my bill
- Payment extensions
- Power to care
- Deferred payment
