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Programmable thermostats will help you save on bills.

Programmable thermostats help save energy and help consumers save on energy bills by allowing occupants to set their home and apartment temperatures according to whether the house is occupied. Programmable thermostats allow the temperature to be set to according to a user's schedule. Numerous studies by many groups, including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, show that they can help save up to $200 per year on energy bills. And they only cost about $50 to purchase.

Programmable thermostats automatically store and repeat daily temperature settings, with an option for manual override. By eliminating the manual setback of traditional thermostats, which is easy to forget to do, programmable thermostats allow the ability to set more comfortable temperatures in the morning before occupants wake. The temperature adjustments can be used for during both the winter heating season as well as the summer cooling season.

This grid provides an example of how they can work. The key to saving on your energy bills is to set up a program that will automatically reduce the heating and cooling that occurs in your home when you don’t need as much. This will result in consumers paying less on their energy bills.