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Article: Homeowners Turning Down the Heat, Bundling Up Indoors to Cope with Rising Energy Costs, New Emerson Survey Reveals; Americans Say Programmable Thermostats Help Control Energy Costs, but More Than Half Owning One Are Not Using Its Key Feature.
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- Business Wire
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- January 25, 2006
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CHICAGO -- Americans this winter are coping with skyrocketing home heating bills by turning down the heat, closing off rooms and even wearing more clothes, according to a national homeowner survey commissioned by Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge technologies for the heating and cooling industries.
The prospect of continued high energy costs has nearly 60 percent of Americans considering more drastic lifestyle changes, the Emerson survey found, including spending less on non-essentials like dining out and vacations. In fact, more than one-quarter of survey respondents say they would put less money away for savings to help foot their ...