Posted on 08/20/2019 2:08:56 PM PDT by ransomnote
Full Title: Set Your Air Conditioning to 78 Degrees During the Day, 82 Degrees at Night, Federal Agencies Recommend
Looking to beat the heat without breaking the bank? Energy Star, the federal program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, has some tips — but you might not like them.
Energy Star recommends that, in order to reduce costs and energy usage, you should set your thermostat as high as comfortably possible through the summer.
Specifically, they say you should set your thermostat to 78 degrees while you’re home.
Spending the day out? Turn that thermostat up 7 degrees to 85.
Then, when you finally hit the hay, the federal program recommends setting your thermostat to 82 degrees.
They add that, if you’re using a ceiling fan, you can even turn up the temperature another 4 degrees without losing any comfort.
Curious what was the state in which your grandparents resided?
I recently visited the P. Allen Smith farm (fabulous place/stunning views) and his Jeffersonian style house has a sleeping porch that runs the length of the back of the house overlooking the Arkansas river.
Somebody in EPA has too much time on their hands. What a shock.
It is a horrible thing to feel you need to seek relevance. Someone should end that burden for these people and let them seek better opportunities elsewhere.
Yep - 76 is comfortable for our place.
Usually go 72 in the Winter unless the wife gets a chill...
Curious what was the state in which your grandparents resided?
Southwest VA
Can’t.
Grandson has an allergy to sweat.
His teachers in school love it, because his classroom has a medically ordered air conditioner.
If he sweats too much, he gets hives. We have to keep an epi-pen for him, in case he overheats. So, air conditioning at 75F is mandated by a prescription from his pediatrician.
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