Remember your big air conditioning electric bills last summer? For the average home, raising your thermostat by just 1 degree in the summer can save over $40/year. So even though it is only April, now is a good time to starting thinking about how you can begin to adapt your lifestyle to help reduce your energy bills for this spring and the coming summer. If you increase the thermostat for your air conditioning by just one degree, you can save between 1-3% of your total annual energy bill. So example, if your annual electric bill is $2000 per year, then you can save $40 by making this small change. According to Energy Star, the optimal temperature setting for air conditioning is 78 degrees. If you move it to 79 degrees, you may not even notice the difference. And for the few times that it is uncomfortable for your family, you may find that you can adjust to these periods by just making small changes in your lifestyle. In a typical home, your air conditioning system uses the most e