When I asked some friends, “What would you do to lower your electric bills?”, they got creative and sent me a list of the top things they have done in the past year to save money on their gas, electric and heating oil bills.  Here are some of my favorites:

1. “Put surge protectors on more outlets and turned them off - it would be awesome if we had a master switch in the front of your house that could control all of those accessories that don’t need to be plugged in.” -Ash B.
2. “Got rid of cable TV which means our television is only on when we are watching a specific show. That cut out electric bill in more than half!” -Liza T.
3. “We put blinds on every window so that we can open them to let in heat and light in the winter and keep out those same elements in the summer.” -Julia B.

What have you done in the past year to lower your energy bills?