Great ways to save on your energy bills this winter!

Last week I had the opportunity to attend an informational luncheon while learning how to save money on my energy bill and reduce my energy consumption year round. I learned so much information about saving money and how to conserve energy when I am away from home. Simply unplugging appliances when not in use can save you money each month off your energy bill. When you enroll in the energy savings program you are able to track your daily usage, costs and monitor the times during the day when you are paying more per unit. By checking your smart meter data you will learn about rates before choosing the right program for your home, receive a personalized analysis, as well as energy saving tips.

PG&E and Opower have joined together and are working hard to save you money on your energy bills while providing you (the consumer) with cost saving tips and resources. Did you know that you can save more using social media? Consumers who participate in the program and logged on more frequently using social apps like: Twitter or Facebook saved more money on their energy bills than those who did not log on.

By using social media you are able to track and receive updates through web, mail, devices and online. Opower is dedicated to working with consumers globally to help them save money on their energy bills and have helped people save millions of dollars off their energy bill.

Opower provides consumers with home energy reports that includes a comparison of other homes in your neighborhood.

When you access the OpowerFacebook page you are able to:

Compare rates against friends and family
Compete with your friends for energy saving goals
Compare your energy use against homes similar to yours

Here are a few great ways PG&E helps you to save on your energy bills:

Participate in a winter gas saving program
Visit PG&E’s Energy efficient hub
Sign up for energy alerts via text, email or by phone

PG&E offers incentives for customers who reduce their energy consumption when the demand is at peak levels. For more information about the program visit Pge.com/smartrate

Do you currently receive a home energy report? To find out how to receive one please visit PG&E and OPower.

You can also connect using social media here:

PG&E on Twitter: @PGE4M

PG&E on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pacificgasandelectric

OPower on Twitter: @Opower

OPower on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/heyitsopower?fref=ts

I am all for saving money especially during the winter time. I will be using the information that I learned to help my family conserve energy this winter and save money at the same time. See how much you can save using energy saving tips. Take care!

Disclaimer: I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of PG&E and Opower. I attended an informational luncheon and received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Photo images and information provided was courtesy of PG&E and Opower.