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4 WAYS TO SAVE THIS SUMMER
Here are four easy ways to help you save
Did
YOU
energy and money and stay cool during the
summer months.
1.Shade all sunstruck windows to stop the sun’s
know?
rays from entering your home. Use shading
devices such as outside shade screens, trees,
indoor blinds and drapes.
Through the SRP Trees for
2.Set the thermostat between 78° and 80°
when you are home and up to 85° when
Change™ program, more
you are away. For every degree you set
than 1 million native trees
your thermostat above 80, you can save
have been planted to restore
about 2%–3% on cooling costs.
Arizona forests destroyed
3.Inspect, adjust or replace weather stripping around exterior doors and movable windows.
4.Wash clothes and dishes early in the morning or at night so your cooling system won’t
have to work as hard. Doing laundry during off-peak hours will also help you save
money if you are on a Time-of-Day Price Plan.
by wildfires.
The Trees for Change
program is funded by SRP
and its customers who have
voluntarily pledged to add
More energy-saving tips are available at savewithsrp.com.
an additional $3 or more to
SAVING ENERGY IS A BRIGHT IDEA
their monthly bill, with about
To raise awareness about energy efficiency, SRP asked Valley elementary school
dollar donated. Plus, SRP
students to draw a picture and develop a catchy slogan about saving energy. More
than 500 students, from kindergarten to
grade 6, submitted posters through our
one tree planted for every
matches customer dollars up
to $200,000 annually. So far
more than 4,000 customers
school contest. Winners were selected at
have joined the program.
each participating school, and those
For more information about
entries then competed for the top honor.
Trees for Change, visit
The champion entry (pictured) was
srpnet.com/trees.
submitted by Ella H., a sixth-grader from
Mesquite Elementary in the Gilbert Public
School District.
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY HOURS
If you participate in the SRP Time-of-Use™, SRP EZ-3™, Electric Vehicle (EV), Residential
Demand Pilot or Customer Generation price plan, all hours May 29 will be lower-priced
(off-peak) in observance of Memorial Day. For the EV Price Plan, super off-peak hours
are in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. every day.
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR YOU
Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer planting a tree or a professional
contractor building a deck, stay safe and call 811 before you dig.
This call notifies local utilities, which send technicians to the
requested site to mark the approximate location of buried lines at
no cost to you. Call at least two working days before you plan to
dig. Learn more at srpnet.com/call811.
SRP customers can purchase a one-year
THESE ABCs WILL KEEP
YOUR FAMILY SAFE
family/friends membership for only $75
With summer right around the corner, SRP Safety
DISCOUNT FOR HEARD MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP
Connection™ wants you to stay safe around water. To
(a $100 value) or a two-year membership
help protect yourself and your family, follow the ABCs
for $150 (a $180 value). With your
of water safety:
membership, you will receive two
A: Adult supervision. Assign a capable adult to
complimentary guest passes for the special
watch kids around water without distractions,
exhibition “Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera”
such as cellphones.
($150 total value), on view April 11 through Aug. 20, 2017. This
B: Barriers to water. Make sure children can’t go
discount offer expires May 31, 2017.
over, under or through the pool fence.
To redeem this offer, call (602) 251-0261, email [email protected],
mention this offer at the front desk of the museum, or join online at
C: Classes. As a family, take swimming and
CPR classes.
heard.org/membership using the special code SRP1YR or SRP2YR.
For more tips to stay safe around water and links to
Visit heard.org to learn more about the museum.
discounted swimming lessons and safety events, visit
srpnet.com/safety.
APRIL IS WATER
AWARENESS MONTH
SEASONAL PRICE CHANGES
BEGIN WITH MAY BILLS
Your May bill will reflect summer pricing schedules, which are effective
through October.
The Arizona Department of Water Resources
and more than 200 water conservation partners
around the state are celebrating April as Water
Remember that in addition to the winter season, there are two summer
Awareness Month.
seasons: high demand (May, June, September and October) and peak
Visit waterawarenessmonth.com, which provides
demand (July and August).
information to help homeowners become water
Summer’s higher temperatures mean a greater demand for electricity,
efficient in easy and creative ways. The website
which requires SRP to use a variety of resources to meet customers’
also provides information on low-water-use plants,
increased energy needs. Some types of power plants are more
how to find and fix leaks, rainwater harvesting,
expensive to operate, so summer prices are higher than winter prices.
xeriscape demonstration gardens and more.
The higher costs will be reflected in the price you pay beginning with
As one of the Valley’s leading suppliers of water,
the May billing month. A message in the “Notes” section of your electric
SRP encourages you to help protect our precious
bill will alert you one month prior to seasonal price changes.
water supply. Head to srpwater.com/conserve for
If you are on the Time-of-Use, Electric Vehicle, Customer Generation
additional ways to control water use.
or Residential Demand Pilot price plan, higher-priced (on-peak) hours
are 1–8 p.m. Monday through Friday May through October. If you
participate in the EZ-3 plan, there is no seasonal change to on-peak
times. To learn more, visit srppriceplans.com or call (602) 236-8888.
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April
May
June
July
August
High Demand
September
October Low Demand
November
December
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