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Protect your home from spreading brush fires
Last Updated: 6:50 PM 06/14/11 - These hot, dry, summer months are perfect conditions for brush fires. They're unpredictable, and the right breeze could send flames toward your home. Firefighters say there are things you can do to protect your home. -
Bring down your heating costs next time cold temperatures hit
Last Updated: 11:42 AM 01/18/11 - Heating bills may burn a hole in your pocket this winter, but you can try to bring down the costs next time the temperatures drop below freezing. -
12 OYS: Students waiting for financial aid could be out of luck
Last Updated: 8:39 PM 01/13/11 - A U.S. Department of Education spokesperson tells News 12 there's no official complaint process for students that haven't gotten financial aid. That means it's up to students to rely on the colleges to get the money, with no one to check on them to make sure they're actually paying. -
Help My House: New program offers loans to save you on your power bill
Last Updated: 6:51 PM 09/16/10 - Congressman James Clyburn is the sponsor of the bill that would allow 225,000 customers of South Carolina Electric Cooperatives get between $3,000 and $7,500 dollars to weatherize their homes
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New proposed SC law could mean cheaper electricity bills for you
Last Updated: 11:46 PM 02/09/10 - For many of you, your electric bills skyrocketed this winter because of that nasty cold snap that hit the CSRA. South Carolina lawmakers are working on a new energy bill to help you lower your bill by retrofitting your home with energy efficient products.
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Help My House: Contest winners save big on power bill
Last Updated: 10:09 PM 12/22/09 - Fred describes his excitement about opening his power bill. But it was Aiken Electric, not Santa, that brought the savings. Even with a colder year, they're paying nearly half what they did last year.
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Help My House: Energy Star home builders increase in CSRA
Last Updated: 7:17 PM 11/13/09 - One family pays about $100 per month in electricity to live in an Energy Star certified home. Such homes must be 15 percent more efficient. But the price of the home itself isn't that much more.
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Meredith Anderson's home gets energy inspection
Last Updated: 1:27 PM 11/13/09 - In our Special Assignment Series: Help My House, things really hit close to home for News 12's Meredith Anderson when our team of energy experts descended on her house.
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Help My House: Runyon family wins $10,000 dollar energy makeover
Last Updated: 1:23 PM 11/13/09 - Fred Runyon and his family won the Energy Home Makeover. His house was losing energy all over the place, from the windows to the entire heating and cooling system.
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Help My House: Energy-efficient appliances can go a long way towards big savings
Last Updated: 1:23 PM 11/13/09 - The program promises those Energy Star appliances will use 10 to 50 percent less energy, which could mean you'll save up to $75 dollars on your power bill each year.
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Help My House: $300 power bill can be easily reduced
Last Updated: 6:03 PM 11/12/09 - Crews set up a blower door test on the house, creating a negative pressure inside which shows where all the leaks are and where the Rogers are losing the most energy.
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Help My House: Log cabin home's air leaks lead to energy issues
Last Updated: 1:41 PM 11/10/09 - To see where Henry is losing the most energy, Aiken Electric crews put up what's called a blower door. It puts a 20 mile per wind on the house.
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SC electric co-ops giving away energy makeover
Last Updated: 6:58 PM 10/06/09 - Some local electric co-ops are looking to give one lucky homeowner an energy makeover. News 12's cameras were rolling as experts inspected four different homes.
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