Current | LES Customer Newsletter Current - November 2017

Current 1040 O Street, P.O. Box 80869 Lincoln, NE 68501-0869 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday Lincoln Electric System X67072 LES’ CUSTOMER NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2017 Customer Service: 402.475.4211 Power Outage: 888.365.2412 - Toll Free Nebraska811 (call before you dig): 811 - Toll Free Cooking up energy efficiency Home cooking is a great way to make healthy and flavorful meals, but it can add to your energy bills. The following simple tips are your recipe for a more energy-efficient kitchen: 1 Use the lowest temperature setting possible. 2 Preheat the oven to the exact temperature required. Preheating is not necessary for foods that cook for several hours. 3 4 Limit the number of times the oven door is opened; opening the door lowers the temperature as much as 25°F. Glass and ceramic baking dishes retain heat better than metal. Cooking with glass or ceramic dishes allows you to reduce the oven temperature 25°F. 5 6 7 8 Turn the oven off 15 minutes before the cooking time is complete. Food will continue cooking at the set temperature if the door remains closed. For range tops, match the pot’s size to the burner’s size. A 6-inch pot on an 8-inch burner wastes over 40 percent of the burner’s heat. Cover pots and pans; foods will cook more efficiently and the kitchen will stay cooler in the summer. Turn off the burner on your electric range a few minutes before cooking is complete; the heating elements will stay hot enough to continue cooking after the electricity is turned off. Energy-saving kitchen appliances Slow cookers, electric skillets and toaster ovens are great for heating leftovers, and use much less energy than conventional ovens and range tops. Microwave ovens also use 50 percent less energy than conventional ovens. To save energy, reheat food in the microwave instead of on the range top or in the oven. Looking for new appliances? Purchase ENERGY STAR ® certified models. They use less energy than standard products. This content © 2017 Questline Inc. LES.com 24/7 Get more out of paying your bill with LES PAPERLESS BILLING more CONVENIENCE more SOLAR more TREES Enroll now at LES.com/paperless.