Avista wants you to not use your AC because Avista has an aging infrastructure that they are not upgrading.
Dear Customer,
Summer has arrived and we want to help you beat the heat. Here are some easy low and no-cost ways to keep your house cool and save energy at the same time:
- Close the Blinds: Sunlight pouring in through windows can heat up your home. Close your blinds during the day to keep the hot sun out. Insulated blinds can block up to 65% of the sun’s heat.
- Use Ceiling Fans: On average, fans use just 1% of the energy that air conditioners use. Plus, they keep air moving around your room to help you feel cooler.
- Use Small Cooking Appliances or grill: Use countertop appliances like your microwave or air fryer to save energy and avoid heating up your kitchen. Even better, grill outside.
- Turn Off Lights: If you haven’t switched to LEDs yet, now is the time. Non-LEDs can produce a lot of heat. And no matter what kind of lights you have, turn them off when you’re not using them to save energy.
- Keep Air Filters Clean: If your home has central air conditioning, check the filter. Clean filters help the system run efficiently and improve indoor air quality. Sign up for our Furnace Filter Reminder Program and we’ll notify you when it’s time to replace your filter, too.
- Plant Trees: If you have a yard, plant trees or shrubs to provide shade along south-facing windows. They’ll block the sun and help cool your home. Remember to call 811 before you dig.
Learn more ways to save with our Energy Manager Tool. Sign-in to your myavista.com account to view your home energy profile.
Sincerely,
Avista
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Editor’s comment:
Years ago, I was a young engineer and the company I worked assigned me to do project justifications. Now, this is a very complicated process and it requires a great deal of information to complete. Some of that information is hypothetical (historically based) but as an engineer, I tended to be highly conservative which might be why many of the projects failure before starting. The one thing I was always sure of and informed the directors of is…. everything has a beginning and an end…. but as time goes on projects that are excepted are extended beyond their original life. Lots of reasons for this that I don’t need to go into but money is usually the culprit. Avista may have had a perfect plan for growth and expansion but not for renovation or replacement. Inflation is usually something overlooked because it is based on prior years but prior years may not include the normal practice of government in meddling with money….. None of this alleviates blame from Avista exec. because they are to blame, but so are so many others. The company that manufactures machine parts could change materials to something less reliable and has a shorter life span effecting repair and replacement schedules diluting profit and yet it stills meets the specifications of the user.
I would hate to do project development at this time in history.