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Yep. Technology is changing the game again.<\/p>\nYep. Technology is changing the game again.<\/p>\n
When electricity was originally invented, Thomas Edison only knew about direct current. DC only would work if you had a power station every mile.<\/p>\n
Then, Nikola Tesla came along with alternating current. That allows us to have power stations many miles away.<\/p>\n
Today, you have all sorts of technologies and devices you can use that increase your energy savings.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a list of a few:<\/p>\n
1. Nest Thermostats<\/strong><\/p>\n These things save you 20% on your energy bills in the first year. If you figure you spend around $2,000, that\u2019s $400 saved in year one. The thermostats themselves cost just $169 for the basic version.<\/p>\n To get you the savings, Nest learns your usage and then automatically adjusts your thermostat based on that over time.<\/p>\n For any energy savings technology to pay for itself in under a year is absolutely remarkable!<\/p>\n 2. Smart Power Strips<\/strong><\/p>\n Technically, you don\u2019t even need a smart power strip (although it makes your life easier).<\/p>\n Power strips stop vampire energy drain. Simply turn yours off when you don\u2019t need the devices connected to it.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t want to attempt to remember, smart power strips automatically turn your connected devices off. You can even get ones you can control remotely with your smartphone \u2013 and ones that you can use to view how much energy you actually use from them.<\/p>\n 3. Electricity Usage Software<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, we\u2019re talking about our software here. It comes along with your service \u2013 there\u2019s no extra fee.<\/p>\n Simply login and you can see exactly how much electricity you\u2019re using right now. Turn off your TV \u2013 and watch your usage go down.<\/p>\n Customers use this to learn how what they do affects their electricity usage. Then, they change their lifestyle accordingly. The typical customer saves somewhere around 20-25% over the average Texan.<\/p>\n