12 Quick Ways to Save Household Energy

You've already installed a programmable thermostat to regulate heating and cooling and added weather stripping to stop your home's most obvious drafts. Maybe you've even switched to a few compact fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're interested in even more energy savings – and who isn't? Here are products and projects that go beyond the obvious. Most are fairly easy DIY jobs and will pay you back in savings fairly quickly.

by Karen Queen



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