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Information provided by Black Hills Energy Energy Saving Tips to Keep You Cool Change your fan – Change the direction of your ceiling fans to rotate clockwise in the winter at a low speed, pulling cool air up and pushing warm air down. The fan should run counterclockwise to push cooler air down. Lower your water heater setting – Lowering your temperature setting a few degrees can also save energy. Reducing your water heater temperature to under 120 degrees can save you up to 10% on your water heater costs. Keep the conditioned air in – Use kitchen, bath and other ventilating fans only as needed. In just one hour, these fans can exhaust a house full of warmed/ cooled air. Not using it? Unplug it – Unplug of ce equipment like printers, shredders, scanners, and other household appliances, like your coffee maker, to prevent them from pulling energy when not in use. Plant a tree – Planting trees or shrubs that provide shade for your air-conditioning unit can increase ef ciency by up to 10 percent. Don’t let a furnace pilot light burn all summer. If your furnace has a standing pilot light, have it replaced with an intermittent ignition device. Then it will use fuel only when necessary. Let the sun do the work – Use awnings to keep the sun out of south-facing windows in the summers, You could even plan the overhangs so that they’ll shade windows from the high summer sun but let in the lower winter sun. Clean your lters – Clean or replace dirty air lters Scott Rice State Farm Insurance Agency Scott Rice Insurance Agy Inc Scott Rice RICP, Agent 399 Perry Street Suite 340 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Bus: 303-688-8848 Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM Evenings by appointment. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company State Farm General Insurance Company Bloomington, IL State Farm Florida Insurance Company Winter Haven, FL State Farm Lloyds Richardson, TX 2101257 Need an agent who gets your small business? I understand the unique needs of small business owners, because I run a small business too. Contact me today for your small business insurance. Let’s talk today. August 2022 • Castle Rock “AreaNewsletters” 34 B US I N E S S & F I N A N C E