Keys seeing more power shut-offs

Florida Keys News

Friday, September 7, 2012

Keys seeing more power shut-offs

Summer weather a contributing factor, appliances working overtime

BY MANDY MILES Citizen Staff
mmiles@keysnews.com

When the power went out in her Old Town house last month, a Key West woman first walked outside to check the traffic light at the corner.

"I was actually hoping the traffic light was out, and that we were just having a short, citywide outage," she said on Aug. 27 while paying her bill at Keys Energy Services on James Street. "Then I saw a Keys Energy guy walking through the...

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Save a little money perhaps?

Submitted on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 8:29am by BenAnders

Here's a little trick I use when money is tight: Save electricity. Turn off the AC. Put the water heater on a timer. Wash dishes by hand. All of these actually work, and I can bring my power bill down to less than $1 a day.