Five Ways to Lower Your Hot Water Bill Just in Time for Earth Day

    BOSTON, MA, April 01, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- To celebrate Earth Day this month, look to home energy solutions company Next Step Living for daily energy-saving tips. Save on your hot water bill with these simple changes in your routine:

1. Set your hot water heater temperature to 120 degrees F.

2. Limit your shower length to less than seven minutes.

3. Install low-flow showerheads. (These may be available to you at no cost during a home energy assessment.)

4. Fix your leaky faucet - drips can add up to gallons of water waste every month.

5. Shut off your faucet while you're shaving or brushing your teeth.

Next Step Living offers a whole-home approach that makes residential energy efficiency and solar power accessible and affordable. The approach is a unique way to help homeowners live more comfortably and sustainably while saving money. Next Step Living is the first stop on the way to a more sustainable lifestyle, including access to expert workmanship and guidance about available rebates and incentives.

More than 100,000 homeowners in the Northeast have had Next Step Living perform an energy assessment of their home. "I recently compared bills from last year to this year, month-to-month," says Boston homeowner Alison Felix, who had a rooftop solar power system installed. "I've saved 25 percent overall."

Take the first step, and schedule a home energy assessment.

One of the fastest-growing companies in the country, Next Step Living is the leading provider of whole-home energy solutions in the Northeast. In 2014, Next Step Living continued its triple bottom line focus with an expansion into the commercial sector when it became the exclusive provider of EcoThermal Filter Systems, an innovative energy-saving product for commercial kitchens. Headquartered in Boston's Innovation District, Next Step Living makes it easy and affordable for people to have a low environmental impact. A one-stop service provider of informed advice, funding guidance and expert work, Next Step Living partners with more than 400 municipalities, civic organizations, leading corporations and utility companies to deliver energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for better living. Next Step Living makes our world better. Please visit NextStepLiving.com for more information.

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