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Rockland Electric Company Offers Programs and Money-Saving Tips to Prepare Customers for Winter

  • Orange & Rockland Media Relations

  • Pearl River – noviembre 08, 2024 -- 10:00

Company Offers Payment Plans, Budget Billing


As colder weather approaches, Rockland Electric Company (RECO) is offering programs to help customers with their energy bills, while also sharing tips for saving money by conserving and using energy wisely.

RECO offers Billing and Payment Plans, including Budget Billing, which smooths out costs throughout the year so that customers can pay off balances over time, rather than all at once.

RECO offers these programs out of an understanding that energy costs can represent a hardship, particularly for low- and moderate-income customers.

 

Among those programs are:

 

The best way for customers to take control of their bill is to manage their usage of electricity. Customers can follow Tips for Lowering Your Energy Bill and check out the company’s energy efficiency incentives Rebates, Incentives, and Tax Credits for upgrades customers make to their homes.

 

Conserving is Key


Customers can save money on energy by using these tips:


  • Set thermostats at the lowest comfortable temperature. Each degree higher increases heating costs.
  • Clear area around heating and cooling vents. Carpets, furniture, and other objects can block vents and prevent heated air from circulating in your home.
  • Have a qualified contractor clean and inspect heating systems.
  • Insulate hot-water pipes and warm-air ducts that pass through unheated areas. Clean or replace filters for the hot-air furnace and heat pump.
  • Swap out window shades seasonally. Light-colored window coverings reflect the sun's energy, while darker ones absorb it and release heat.
  • Replace conventional light bulbs with LED bulbs, which are up to 10 times more efficient, and widely available.
  • Unplug electronics when they’re not in use. Some high-energy devices like computers, televisions, and game consoles use electricity even when they’re turned off.

 

Winter Energy Costs

RECO projects that its electric bills will be higher this winter.

RECO purchases electricity for its customers for the majority of its load through an annual Basic Generation Service (BGS) auction. This is the mechanism that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) requires all the state’s electric utilities to use to secure the electric supply requirements for their customers. Through the auction, New Jersey’s electric utilities buy a portion of their electric supply over a three-year period --- one auction per year.

A typical RECO residential customer using 925 kWh per month this winter is expected to see a bill increase of $18.17 from $185.81 to $203.98, a 9.8% increase over last winter.

About Rockland Electric Company

 

Rockland Electric Company (RECO) is a regulated electric utility that serves approximately 75,000 customers in parts of Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex counties in New Jersey. Rockland Electric is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., which in turn is owned by Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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