Category: Blog
Category: Blog
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5 Energy Saving Tips To Gobble Up This Thanksgiving
As we prepare to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends, it’s important to remember that extra cooking and baking can cause electric bills to go up. Here’s are a few simple cooking tips to help keep your energy costs down during the holiday season: Clean stove burners and reflectors provide better heating, while saving energy.…
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America Recycles Day
Today is America Recycles Day, a nationally-recognized day that celebrates and promotes recycling in the U.S. Kissimmee Utility Authority reminds you there are a variety of ways you can contribute with items such as unused electronics or even LED lightbulbs. Here are ways to properly dispose electronics and lightbulbs: Electronics: Unwanted electronics should be…
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Stay Alert, Stay Alive: 10 Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips
Happy Halloween! It’s been a spooky season but tonight is the night when millions of trick-or-treaters will prowl the streets in search of candy. While it’s a night for some scary fun, it’s important to remember road and pedestrian safety. Here’s a chilling statistic: Children are more than twice as likely to be struck by…
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Head-to-Toe: Halloween Costume Safety Tips Parents Should Know
When choosing or making a Halloween costume this spooky season, it’s important to consider these safety tips for your trick or treaters: If you are making your own costume, choose material that won’t easily ignite if it comes into contact with heat or flame. Stay away from billowing or long trailing fabric. If your child…
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10 Ways to Save While Doing Laundry for National Savings Day
Laundry can be an expensive chore to do with a washer and dryer being among the costliest appliances to operate. According to the Department of Energy, a washer and dryer use about 1,359 kwh on average alone—that’s more than other appliances like a dishwasher and refrigerator combined! Tomorrow is National Savings Day and Kissimmee Utility…
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Celebrating Public Power Week
Beginning Sunday, utilities across the U.S. will celebrate Public Power Week—a week used to educate the community on the benefits of public power. But what exactly is public power? Public power utilities are not-for-profit entities owned by their communities. Across the U.S., 2,011 public power utilities power 49 million people in 49 states and five…
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Kissimmee: Gateway to Walt Disney World
As we mark today’s anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World, we take a look back at how the opening of the entertainment complex impacted Kissimmee and its electric utility, and how the utility’s first attorney brokered many of the secret land transactions that ultimately created the resort as we know it today. Disney…
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National Good Neighbor Day
Tomorrow is National Good Neighbor Day – a day created to recognize the importance of good neighbors in our communities. One way you can participate is to consider a donation to Kissimmee Utility Authority’s Good Neighbor Utility Assistance Fund. The fund is a voluntary customer contributory program that helps KUA customers experiencing financial difficulty pay their…
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5 Simple Ways To Make Your Apartment Energy Efficient
While apartment home living can sometimes feel like it’s out of your control for energy efficiency, Kissimmee Utility Authority reminds you there are things you can do to conserve energy and save money. Here are five simple ways you can save energy: Switch Off and Unplug at Night Up to 12 percent of the energy…
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4 Ways To Save Money On Your Electronics
Consumer electronics play an increasingly larger role in your home’s energy consumption, accounting for as much as 15 percent of household electricity use. While most of us know how much power electronics can draw while being used, it’s important to note how much power electronics draw even when not being used. New features like voice…