--- title: Home Energy Saving Tips/FPU Blog | Energy Efficiency (3) description: Energy Efficiency | Energy saving tips to reduce your energy bill and have a better, more energy efficient home or business. Visit FPUC.com for more easy ways to save energy from our FPU Energy Experts. (3) --- [![Florida Public Utilites](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/file-1241850734-jpg/images/corpNav_FPUIcon.jpg "Florida Public Utilites")](http://www.fpuc.com/) - [Natural Gas](http://www.fpuc.com/naturalgas) - [Electricity](http://www.fpuc.com/electric) - [Propane](http://www.fpuc.com/propane) - [About FPU](http://www.fpuc.com/about/) - [News & Events](http://www.fpuc.com/news-events/) - [Pay / Manage Account](http://www.fpuc.com/payments/payment-methods-info/) - [Contact Us](http://www.fpuc.com/customer-service/contact-us/) [![chpk_bird.png](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/chpk_bird.png?width=26&height=21&name=chpk_bird.png "Florida Public Utilites")](http://www.fpuc.com/) [![FPU Blog](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Header-1.png?width=950&name=Blog_Header-1.png "FPU Blog")](https://blog.fpuc.com) # FPU Blog ## [8 Ways Homeowners Can Save Money On Their Monthly Utility Bill](https://blog.fpuc.com/8-ways-homeowners-can-save-money-on-their-monthly-utility-bill) Posted by [Scott Ranck](https://blog.fpuc.com/author/scott-ranck) on Oct 8, 2014 4:34:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hub/396210/file-1807545891.jpg)](https://blog.fpuc.com/8-ways-homeowners-can-save-money-on-their-monthly-utility-bill) Building a new home is exciting! However, there are so many choices and decisions to be made. I would like to offer ways for energy improvements that I would take advantage of if I were building a new home for my family. [Read More](https://blog.fpuc.com/8-ways-homeowners-can-save-money-on-their-monthly-utility-bill) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fpuc.com/8-ways-homeowners-can-save-money-on-their-monthly-utility-bill#comments-listing) Topics: [Energy Conservation](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-conservation), [Residential](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/residential), [Energy Efficiency](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-efficiency) ## [3 Tips Every Floridian Should Know About Gas Heat](https://blog.fpuc.com/3-tips-every-floridian-should-know-about-gas-heat) Posted by [Scott Ranck](https://blog.fpuc.com/author/scott-ranck) on Oct 2, 2014 8:41:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hub/396210/file-1751410990.jpg)](https://blog.fpuc.com/3-tips-every-floridian-should-know-about-gas-heat) # **3 Tips Every Floridian Should Know About Gas Heat** The last thing people think about when moving to Florida is how they will heat their home. Heating Degree Days is a measurement for how much heating is required in an area. Heating Degree Days are the average daily temperature subtracted from 65°. For example, we have a 70°  high temperature and a 44° low on January 2.  The average temperature is 57°. Doing the math we subtract 65°-57°= 8 heating degree days for that date. Key West, FL has only 100 heating degree days annually, Orlando comes in at 766 and Tallahassee at 1485. Heat is still needed in central and northern Florida. **So, here are three things you should know about gas space heating.** [Read More](https://blog.fpuc.com/3-tips-every-floridian-should-know-about-gas-heat) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fpuc.com/3-tips-every-floridian-should-know-about-gas-heat#comments-listing) Topics: [Energy Conservation](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-conservation), [Residential](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/residential), [Natural Gas](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/natural-gas), [Energy Efficiency](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-efficiency) ## [4 Energy Conservation Techniques For Your Clothes Dryer](https://blog.fpuc.com/4-energy-conservation-techniques-for-your-clothes-dryer) Posted by [Scott Ranck](https://blog.fpuc.com/author/scott-ranck) on Sep 3, 2014 2:26:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hub/396210/file-1554298074.jpg)](https://blog.fpuc.com/4-energy-conservation-techniques-for-your-clothes-dryer)  I remember as a child my mom hanging clothes out in the backyard on a clothes line. These days, most American homes come with a clothes dryer. Clothes dryers are more convenient, work faster, and some may argue that they will keep the clothes cleaner and less wrinkled. [Read More](https://blog.fpuc.com/4-energy-conservation-techniques-for-your-clothes-dryer) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fpuc.com/4-energy-conservation-techniques-for-your-clothes-dryer#comments-listing) Topics: [Energy Conservation](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-conservation), [Residential](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/residential), [Natural Gas](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/natural-gas), [Energy Efficiency](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-efficiency) [Previous](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-efficiency/page/2) [All posts](https://blog.fpuc.com/all) ### Comment on This Post Submit your comment – plus, see what other people are saying. ![FPU Energy Conservation Newsletter](https://blog.fpuc.com/hubfs/Banner-EnergyConservation.png) #### Don't Miss Any Updates From FPU Sign up now for the latest energy conservation articles ### Recent Posts ### Connect with FPU on: Subsidiary of [![chpkLogoSm-1.png](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/chpkLogoSm-1.png?width=157&height=29&name=chpkLogoSm-1.png "chpkLogoSm-1.png")](http://www.fpuc.com/)