Programmable thermostats save significant amounts of electricity, with almost zero effort or cost.

Save as much as 10% - 15% per year on your electricity heating and air conditioning bills by simply turning your thermostat back 10% to 15% for around 8 hours per day. Now, you can do this automatically without sacrificing one bit of comfort by installing a simple to use programmable thermostat.

You adjust the times you turn on the heating or AC when using a programmable thermostat, all according to your own preset schedule. As a result of this, the heating and cooling units will not operate as much when you are asleep or when the house is not occupied, thus resulting a very effective method of how to save on electricity bills.

Programmable thermostats :

· are much more convenient and even more accurate than manual thermostats, and they also improve your home’s comfort level.

· save both energy and save money on an utility bill. When used correctly you can save at minimum  $150/year, but it really depends on the size of your home and the settings you use.**

· and of course are better for the environment, since by using less energy you help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with all this energy production

(**You will save two percent on your heating and cooling electricity bills for every single degree it is set back over an eight-hour period)

The secret behind programmable thermostats is that they save energy on your bills by permitting owners to set temperatures according to whether the house is occupied or not. The thermostats will automatically store, and repeat, the settings daily with an allowance for manual overrides. By eliminating a manual setback, which is all too often easy to forget, the thermostats allow the setting of more comfortable temperatures in the morning before occupants wake, so the house is warm when you wake. This is a key in how to save on your energy bills. Temperature setback can be adjusted for both summer and winter seasons.

Programmable thermostats should also be used to adjust the temperature setting according to a user personal or work schedule as well. So if you leave to go to work, adjust the house temperature when you are way, and have it set back at the ideal temperature when you return from work.