TXU Electric Delivery is encouraging consumers to do a fall check-up of their homes and businesses to see how they can conserve energy year-round. For example, did you know that you can reduce annual energy bills by more than $250 by having your home weatherized? Typical weatherization measures include installing insulation, sealing ducts, tuning and repairing heating and cooling systems, mitigating air infiltration and reducing base load consumption.

Electric Delivery's Energy Efficiency Program consists of eight components that assist in making your home or business more energy efficient. This program's goal is to lower energy usage system-wide. Some components are aimed at consumers, others target businesses.

"Our programs provide incentives to contractors, which the contractors can pass on to the consumer, to help encourage consumers to install energy-efficient appliances or make adjustments or upgrades to their homes or businesses that will result in using less energy," said Michael Stockard, energy efficiency manager, Electric Delivery.

Over the life of the energy efficiency program through 2005, TXU Electric Delivery has saved over 350 megawatts of peak demand or enough energy to power 73,500 homes. One megawatt equals the amount of energy used by 210 homes for one year. The company says even more energy savings are on the way in 2006.