With today’s skyrocketing cost of energy, utility bills climb higher and higher making it a top priority for home owners to find ways to save energy within the home. There are many things you can do outside of purchasing energy saving appliances to help curve the bills down a bit. If you do things to keep the air within the home at a constant normal temperature, the appliances will not have to work as hard and use as much energy. If a room is terribly hot, the refrigerator and freezer will have to work harder to keep food cold and frozen. By having the temperature at a normal, comfortable level, the appliance will not use as much energy and the electric bill will be lower.
The windows and doors are the biggest energy suckers in the home
If your windows and doors are not properly insulated and fitted, the air exchange between inside and outside is huge. Helping to shield the windows from the wind and from the sun helps to reduce this exchange. You can add heavy drapes or shutters over the window and it will help. However, if the sun hits the window, the glass heats up, and the air on both sides of the glass heats up. This will heat the shutters or drapes and eventually the air in the room. This will cause the air to run longer, which increases the utility bill.
Stop the heat from getting inside in the summer
Shading the window on the outside is one of the best things to do to stop the sun from heating the window. By adding awnings over windows, the glass will never have a chance to heat up and it will stay cool. As a result, the air in the room near the window will stay cool and the air conditioner will not have to run near as much, and this equals a good bit of savings when you receive the utility bill.
Keep the cold out in the winter
Awnings over windows also stop the inclement weather from hitting, particularly in the winter. Snow and ice can cake on windows and this cools the glass and cools the air. The awnings would stop this, and thus keep the windows warmer.
Awnings help you save on your energy bills
Awnings can work over doors in much the same way, especially if the door has a window. Not only will it shield from the heat of the sun and from inclement weather, it helps to save on energy, helping the air conditioner and heater to run less and more efficiently.
