Out The Window

ANCHOR LEAD
Source: AGA, represents gas utilities
IT'S A FACT WE ALL KNOW BY NOW: ENERGY COSTS ARE HEADED WAY UP THIS WINTER. SOME EXPERTS SAY YOU COULD PAY AS MUCH AS 70% MORE THAN LAST SEASON! BUT INSTEAD OF JUST BRACING FOR BIGGER BILLS...WHY NOT BATTLE BACK AND PUT YOUR ENERGY INTO USING LESS ENERGY? EXPERTS SAY SIMPLE STEPS CAN SAVE YOU SO MUCH CASH...YOU MAY ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO OFFSET THIS YEAR'S HIKES!!! HERE'S_________WITH A HEADS UP! ON HOW TO STOP THROWING MONEY OUT THE WINDOW.

TRACK ONE Length: 04
THIS IS GLEE MURRAY. AND THIS IS HER HISTORIC... DRAFTY HOME.

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KEY@: 06 Glee Murray, Homeowner
"This is a big old house that costs a lot to heat in the winter and a lot to cool in the summer."

TRACK TWO Length: 08
BUT AUTHOR JENNIFER AMANN ("AH-MAN") HAS GOOD NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS SWEATING OVER TODAY'S RISING ELECTRICITY ...OIL... AND NATURAL GAS PRICES.

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KEY@: 19 Jennifer Amann, Co-Author, "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings"
"You can expect to save anywhere from 5 to 30% off your heating and cooling bills. "

TRACK THREE Length: 18
UP TO 30 PERCENT...JUST BY FOLLOWING THREE SIMPLE STEPS!! THE FIRST WON'T COST YOU A DIME. YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS LIKE... RUN HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES... LIKE DISHWASHERS... AT NIGHT. USE A MICROWAVE INSTEAD OF THE OVEN. USE THE FIREPLACE SPARINGLY-IT ACTUALLY STEALS HEAT. AND TURN DOWN YOUR WATER HEATER...

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Length :03(Jennifer Amann, Co-Author, "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings")
"You would want to set it to 120 degrees."

TRACK FOUR Length: 11
YOU ALSO WANT TO MONITOR YOUR THERMOSTAT--- WHICH BRINGS US TO STEP TWO: INVEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY. REPLACE OLD THERMOSTATS WITH PROGRAMMABLE ONES THAT CAN CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE WHILE YOU'RE AWAY.

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(Jennifer Amann, Co-Author, "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings")
"For every degree that you set it back , you can save 1 to 2 %".

TRACK FIVE Length: 04
YOU CAN ATTACK YOUR ELECTRIC BILL WITH ENERGY SAVING COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS.

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KEY@: 1:04 Jennifer Amann, Co-Author, "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings"
"The old lamps couldn't hold a candle to the new technologies we have for lighting in our homes."

TRACK SIX Length: 11
FINALLY... YOU'VE HEARD IT BEFORE, BUT STEP THREE IS POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT: STOP THE LEAKS! IT DOESN'T COST MUCH TO BUY WEATHER-STRIPPING --GLEE USES AN INVISIBLE SEAL FOR HER OLD WINDOWS.

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Length: 06(Jennifer Amann, Co-Author, "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings")
"Use a blow dryer to shrink it into place and it will act as a storm window for you throughout the cold months."

TRACK SEVEN Length: 08
LEAKING DUCTS SHOULD ALSO BE SEALED WITH ALUMINUM FACED TAPE. IRONICALLY... DUCT TAPE DOESN'T HOLD UP WELL. DITCHING THE DRAFTS REALLY ADDS UP.

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Length: 06(Jennifer Amann, Co-Author, "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings")
"You could save anywhere, ya know, from 2 to 3% to as high as ten percent off your energy bills."

TRACK EIGHT Length: 05
TOGETHER... THESE STEPS COULD SAVE GLEE OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS THIS WINTER. AND BEST OF ALL...

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Length: 02(Glee Murray, Homeowner)
"The things that we can do are very easy."

ANCHOR TAG
NOTE TO CLIENTS: The link to place on your site is:
http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/mostenef.htm
ANOTHER TIP: IF YOU GO AWAY, TURN YOUR WATER HEATER TO THE 'VACATION' SETTING SO THAT YOU'RE NOT HEATING WATER FOR AN EMPTY HOUSE. ALSO, REMEMBER TO TURN DOWN YOUR THERMOSTAT AND UNPLUG APPLIANCES LIKE TV'S --- THEY DRAWER ELECTRICITY EVEN WHEN NOT IN USE.
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SOURCE LIST

Jennifer Amann
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Washington DC
202 429-8873 x.714

Jennifer is a home energy expert for the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, and also co-author of the book "A Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings", available through ACEEE.
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.

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