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Tips for cutting your energy bill costs as temperatures rise

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Published  April 7, 2025 9:40am CDT
Sullivan's Smart Sense
FOX 26 Houston

Tips to decreasing your energy costs

Did you turn the heat on during the cold snap? Well, we'll be back blasting the A/C in no time. FOX 26 consumer reporter Heather Sullivan has some advice on cutting your energy bills.

The Brief

    • Top ways to cut home energy bills include using a programmable thermostat to lower heating and cooling when you're not at home.
    • Replace older appliances with Energy Star-certified models.
    • Seal air leaks around doors and windows.
    • Switch to energy-efficient LED light bulbs.

HOUSTON - The temperature outside has been swinging back and forth between hot and cool so far this spring.

Tips for cutting energy bills

If you've had to switch from running the air conditioner to the heater and back, those energy bills can start to add up.

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Home energy costs are one bill you can try to cut while the price of everything else seems to be climbing.

We asked for some easy, bill-slashing tips from Rick Douglas with Inertia Resources, which specializes in helping people cut their energy bills.  

The Source: Information in this article is from Inertia Resources.

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