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Due to increases in fuel costs Florida Power and Light (FPL) has requested a pass-through fuel charge of 16%. If the proposal is approved by the Florida Public Service Commission a normal summertime bill of 2000 Kilowatt-hours of $205.26 would now be $237.82. This is far from what the doctor ordered as inflation seems to be taking a large bite out of any profitability that can be made from renting out your home on Anna Maria Island.
FPL Power Station
Here are some tips from the FPL Summer newsletter on how to reduce your use of electricity. Electronics continue to use energy even when shut off. If your Anna Maria vacation rental sits dormant for more than a few weeks you may consider putting electronics on power strips or on an outlet controlled by a light switch so you can shut the power off to electronics while it is not being used.
The trend in vacationing is large televisions. The larger the better. Unfortunately, many of these televisions use MORE electricity than your refrigerators. When purchasing a new television or any large appliance for that matter, be sure to look for the ENERGY STAR seal. The trademark ENERGY STAR means the product will use up to 30% less energy than a non rated appliance or electronic device.
If you supply a computer monitor in your beach rental home be sure to apply sleep modes from the settings menu.
Power Meter
You can shave up to $5 per month per computer by using the power management function on your monitor. This of course would apply to your hard drive and other processors in your computers.
One great idea for larger vacation beach rentals is an energy saving device that turns off the Air conditioning if any of your doors are open. All too often guests leave doors open and the air conditioning cranked down. There are literally dollars evaporating into thin air. This device ensures your rental villa is not leaking valuable cool air into the atmosphere because doors are left open. For more information email Larry@IslandReal.com
Be sure to have your air conditioning filters changed out monthly in your high heat seasons and be sure your cleaning crews clean out the lint trap after EVERY dryer load. FPL has lots of other saving techniques for your personal homes and there are a few more that can apply to your vacation rentals. Happy saving and more importantly your energy saving techniques will help us all to have a cleaner planet.
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