Energy Savings Per Degree Thermostat

When asked for my most helpful tips for summer air conditioning i have four favorites.

Energy savings per degree thermostat.

If everyone used an energy star certified smart thermostat we would save 56 trillion btus of energy saving 740 million each year and offset 13 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions each year equivalent to the emissions of 1 2 million vehicles. Set the thermostat up a few. Digital thermostats offer the most features in terms of multiple setback settings overrides and adjustments for daylight savings time but may be difficult for some people to program. For every degree you turn down your thermostat and leave it there you save between 1 and 3 percent of your heating bill not to be confused with your gas bill if you have a gas dryer range and or clothes dryer.

For example the doe s energy savers website says that you can generally save 3 on your heating bill for each degree that you turn your thermostat down during the winter. The department of energy estimates savings of about 1 percent for each degree of thermostat adjustment per 8 hours and recommends turning thermostats back 7 to 10 degrees from their normal settings for 8 hours per day to achieve annual savings of up to 10. If you set the temperature back for non occupied hours you won t realize any savings. Most programmable thermostats are either digital electromechanical or some mixture of the two.