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Northern Ontario Wires Inc.
services the following areas:
Cochrane Telecom Services
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Sometimes your bill is higher than you expected. The
following is a checklist of items that may have contributed to any anomalies:
- Number of days you were billed for. Sometimes you can have shorter and
longer billing periods.
- Was your bill an actual read or an estimate? An estimate will usually be based
on last year's consumption.
- Time of year (cold/hot weather, holidays, lighted decorations) Christmas
lights left on night and day will impact your bill. Also, extreme cold and hot
weather will activate your furnace/ air conditioner more often.
- Time spent at home (if more than usual)
- Did you have company? (extra hot water required, extra lighting, etc.)
- Has a new appliance been installed? (air conditioner, humidifier, etc.)
Note: check out our
appliance calculator.
- Do you have old appliances still in use? (refrigerators and freezers
over ten years old).
- Do you have a new swimming pool or hot tub? These use up a lot of
energy.
- Do you have poor insulation in your home? This would make your furnace
run more often.
- Are you leaving lights, computers, video games on? Personal computers
are responsible for the largest phantom power use in your household. Ensure
it is plugged into a power bar, that can be turned off.
- Have you recently changed your heating/ cooling methods?
- Are electric radiators turned off or down? If you are leaving for an
extended period of time, ensure that your radiators are turned OFF.
For more information on how to save energy,
click here.
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