Category: Blog
Category: Blog
-
5 Ways to Have a Romantic & Energy-Efficient Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is almost here—have you made plans? Whether you’re staying home to cook dinner for that special someone or going out for a romantic experience, consider energy-efficiency this Valentine’s Day. Fall in love with these cost-saving tips: 1. Choose an Energy-Efficient Dinner If you plan to cook, remember our energy saving cooking tips. Use…
-
9 Super Bowl Grilling Safety Tips
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up and whether you’re into the ads or the game, cooking out is a popular and cost effective activity this football season. If you have a grill, you have a way to save energy. Grilling outdoors lets you skip the energy costs of running your stove and oven. If you…
-
Eight Cold Weather Preparedness Tips
As cooler weather approaches Kissimmee, Kissimmee Utility Authority offers these tips on saving energy and staying warm: Keep the thermostat on your heating system at the lowest comfortable setting. KUA recommends setting the temperature at 68 degrees during the day. Each degree you raise your thermostat will cost you approximately eight percent more. For heat…
-
New Electric Meters Coming!
This summer, KUA will begin a system-wide upgrade of its electric meters. Technology has changed significantly since our current meters were installed, and the new meters will allows us to read, start and stop service remotely, and respond to outages faster and with greater precision than our current meters can. In fact, these new meters…
-
Kick Off the Year with Home Energy Efficiency
Start off the year right with a Free Home Energy Audit. Kissimmee Utility Authority offers a free online analysis of your home’s energy use and personalized cost-saving opportunities. Customers can select either a phone assisted home energy audit or an in-home energy survey walk-through. Phone assisted home energy audits consist of a variety of questions…
-
Your News Year’s Resolution Safety Checklist
With the New Year being here and our new calendar of electrical safety being released soon, why not make this year’s top priority safety? Now’s a good time to look through your home to see if you spot any potential electrical safety hazards. Read through these tips to prepare for a safe and healthy 2019.…
-
Kissimmee Utility Authority Wraps Up eBill Contest
Kissimmee Utility Authority wrapped up its 2-month eBill contest today after announcing its last weekly winner. If you had signed up for eBill or were already signed up, your name was automatically entered into a random drawing for either a Nest Learning Thermostat or Ring Video Doorbell. The winners were announced through Facebook Live and…
-
Five Energy-Saving Gift Ideas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and a great time to remember that energy efficiency is a gift that keeps on giving in lower utility bills and increased home comfort year-round. Here’s our Top 5 energy-saving gift ideas that won’t break your holiday budget: Pressure cooker. These pots – great for preparing rice,…
-
Calculate Energy Savings This Holiday Season
Households traditionally use more energy during the holidays. Decorative lights, for example, can drive up energy use. The good news is with a little knowledge, customers can manage their energy use while keeping traditions in place. To give customers a resource to help save money this holiday season, Kissimmee Utility Authority provides a web-based holiday…
-
Five Ways to Cut Your Winter Energy Costs
There’s just three weeks until the official start of winter—is your home winter energy efficient? With the cooler weather settling into Kissimmee and the holiday decorations starting to come out, consider these five tips to make sure your home is winter energy efficient this holiday season: Take advantage of heat from the sun – Open…