Saving money on your electric bill

I think that most people know about turning your thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer to save power. One thing that we do is budget billing. It may not always actually save you money every month, but it will really make it easier to determine how much your bill will be the next month. The way it works is that they average the usage over a 12 month period. I know there are 2 different towns near me that people are complaining to their elected officials about their power bills being $500-$700 a month right now! And it is very mild and not even Summer yet. I bet a lot of those people are wishing that they had done budget billing.