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Energy Usage

Using energy wisely helps you lower your energy costs, and helps Boone Electric provide stable rates and reliable energy now and into the future. By using energy wisely the generating capacity can be optimized in order to postpone building costly new power plants. So everything you do to reduce your energy use not only helps us manage growth, it also helps you manage your energy budget.

 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - THE CONCEPT OF USING LESS ENERGY TO PERFORM THE SAME TASK

 

Relationship of Thermostat Settings to Operating Cost

Thermostat setting affect your electric bill

 

 

Where Does the Money Go

 

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Home Energy Saving Tips

  • Leaving unnecessary lights on increases energy costs
     

  • Turn off computers and other office equipment when not being used, especially overnight and weekends
     

  • Heating your home to higher than 68° in the winter or cooling it below 78° in the summer costs extra (savings vary with extreme cold or hot outdoor temperature)
     

  • Taking extra long showers runs up the water heating (and water/sewer) bills
     

what is a watt kilowatt and kilowatt hour?

 

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Watt:

All devices require a specific amount of wattage to operate properly. (Example: perhaps a small space heater requires about 1,000 watts)

Kilowatt: Basic unit of electrical power. A kilowatt equals 1,000 watts. (Example: the small space heater requires 1 kilowatt)

Kilowatt-hour (kWh): One kilowatt of power used for one hour equals one kilowatt-hour. (Example: the small space heater, left on for one hour, uses 1 kilowatt-hour. At 10 cents per kWh, that heater costs $2.40 per day and $72 per month if on continuously.)

Home Energy Use Guide

 

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    • Bylaws
    • Refund of Capital Credits
    • Your Co-op, Your Vote
    • Annual Meeting
    • Energy Programs & Rebates
    • Rural Missouri
  • Services
    • Service Requests
    • Dusk to Dawn Lights
    • Viasat™ Satellite Internet
    • Right-of-Way Management
    • Engineering
      • New Service
      • Meter Base
      • Call Before You Dig
      • Underground Utilities
      • Easements
    • Medical Alert
    • BCRSD - Sewer District
  • Community
    • Boone Electric Community Trust
    • Operation Round Up
    • Youth Leadership
    • Scholarships
    • Night at the Ballgame & Theater
    • Energy in Today's Classroom
    • BEC Event Calendar
    • Revolving Loan Fund
    • Green Tree Partnership
  • Education
    • Outage Tips
    • Energy Education for Schools
    • Space Heater 101
    • Generator Safety
    • IREC Solar Panel Safety
    • First Responder/Media Safety
    • Downed Line Safety
    • Seasonal Savings TIps
    • Surge Protection
  • Energy Solutions
    • Take Control & Save®
    • Energy Efficiency Review
    • Ground Source Heat Pumps
    • Dual Fuel
    • CMCA Weatherization
    • Renewable Energy
      • Renewable Choice
      • Community Solar
      • Renewable Choice Calculator
    • Renewables for Home & Business
    • Energy Usage
    • Electric Vehicles
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Employment
    • Member Bylaws
    • Board of Directors
    • History of Boone Electric
    • Our Service Area
    • Department Managers
    • Co-op Links
    • Our Power Supply
    • Mission Statement
  • Future Building