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It’s About Time For SmartHours
Apr 26, 2013
Last year 99% of SmartHours customers saved money, with an average of nearly $200. Some saved $100 per month—or more—like Stephanie…
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ENERGY INSIGHTS
Time-of-Use program:
With TOU, pre-cool your home or business, then turn up the thermostat and save. » MORE
Full loads of dishes:
Your dishwasher uses the same amount of hot water regardless, so wash full loads when possible. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Our Norman customers are one of the largest Smart Grid customers in the world. » MORE
Replace bulbs with compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL).
Same light, but they last longer and use 75% less electricity. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Our Norman customers are one of the first complete smart grid communities in the nation. See the smart grid page for more... » MORE
Don't be a drip.
A faucet leaking one drip per second can waste 400 gallons of water a year. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Our Smart Study Program helps Normanites alter energy usage to fit their lifestyle, to use energy wisely and reduce bills... » MORE
Don't get so hot.
Most in the appliance industry agree cold water washes as effectively as warm. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Smart Meters will replace existing electric meters to display electricity pricing changes, so you make informed choices... » MORE
Ceiling fans use about as much electricity as a lightbulb —
far less than air conditioners. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
In the event of a power outage, new smart meters will continuously report updates for even faster restoration times... » MORE
A third of your energy bill could be air leakage,
so insulate, caulk and weatherstrip your home. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Smart Grid benefits reduce the need to send OG&E trucks, cutting costs and keeping your rates among the country's lowest... » MORE
Set your water heater thermostat at 120 degrees F.
Adding a heater blanket can cut costs another 10%. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Other future options include ''pay as you go'' services, or making plug-in hybrid vehicles back-up power for homes... » MORE
Get growing —
Plant trees near the house for cooling shade in the summer and warming sunlight in the winter. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
Smart Grid technology can empower customers to make wise energy choices that fit their lifestyles and save money... » MORE
Don't peek!
Each time you open the oven door, the temperature drops 25 to 50 degrees. Avoid lifting pot lids, too. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
We're partnering with customers on an initiative that will influence how we use electricity more efficiently for decades... » MORE
Combine loads.
Make two small laundry loads one full load to cut energy use in half. » MORE
Smart Grid program:
OG&E is working with industry leaders to bring Smart Grid benefits to all of our customers... » MORE
