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Show WHEN PEOPLE CALL US CHEAP, IT'S A COMPLIMENT AN ENERGY SOURCE EVEN TREES AND FLOWERS LOVE Compared to other fuels, natural gas is more convenient, more reliable, and costs less. In intlation-aJjusteJ Natural gas emits almost no harmful pollutants when burned, making it the cleanest fossil fuel available, dollars, the typical customer's current gas bill is 22.3 percent less per month than it was in 1985. Back then, the That means less acid rain, smog, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste and water pollution. When you use annual natural gas bill for the typical Utah residential customer represented 1.7 percent of the average personal natural gas, you help improve the air and water quality for every living thing on earth, income per household. Today, even with the recent , , odooooooooooooooooocooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo increase, that figure is 1 percent. In fact, from March 1988 to May 2000, the cost of living along the Wasatch H E LPI N G TH E E LD ERLY AN D Front increased in every category except utilities. il W VV D J W Jb JLJ JD T IN LJ IwU D ISABLED FE E L WARM I NS I D E Little wonder that when measured against other . t I'll I II I I 1 W I CJ 'ast Ycar' generous Questar Gas customers, cost- of-living categories, Questar Gas still remains one TTOTTl I I II -r I I I II I I ' I I I V J I I VvVv)lv) employees and shareholders donated nearly $130,000, of the best values available. W J W . enabling the Red Cross to assist 867 elderly and disabled CHANGES IN COST OF LIVING SINCE 1988 individuals with their home-heating bills. h . WE CALL OUT THE RESERVES. Housing m.m7i.,:fflJMmTiar 73'-2 Food a. Home ' m 7 LITTLE Tl PS TO CO N S E RVE E N E RG Y Heal.hCara n 47.7 Nearly 50 percent of Questar's if Questar's access to nearby, company ,x 1 Install a programmable setback thermostat. It allows Transportation m 9.o total eas suddIv comes from J owncd "-'serves as wc" as of the . uiidi gas supply comes 110111 jSltF V"" to program warmer temperatures for times when Clo,hing '-3 company-owned wells and is M storage reservoirs in the West-have you're home, and lower Educa.ion -r ...8 JeS-. hclPcJ offsct risinS costs. It's just temperatures for nighttime or delivered to customers at (IFfATfc sSsV" F TH Utilities m -8.4 triltewA!lN those times when you're away. g Vfjjf re ,. . 1 ., ,l . tjLrSjmh one of the advantages of being ,, is oesCb S o cost of service, or the bHWfl U 2 Clean furnace filters. H i8?fl kwpooooooooo3ooooo cost of Dtoducini; and i FW j' a 'oca"v-owned and operated 3 Lse or install a humidifier II I jtffilw I Aar-'T tl r , Ms. yM I OMttWC Iffl enmnonv So un Moist ait feels warmer. 88 .K 7 STEPS TO MAKE SURE YOUR transporting gas only. lf2!!. company. bo when ,J a M l i 4 Adjust heating vents. Heat rises, r FURNACE WORKS EFFICIENTLY In contrast other rfllt 1 times get tough, we . if 4 in contrast, otner F''. J "STsi SO V" may partially M ' W 1 Check your filters. Keeping filters clean is like changing utilities must purchase ll' "fcE"! can always ca" out close upstairs registers. E j the oil in your ca, Replace them every other month. Sli k s Use wtndow cover,',, Blinds, ifo C 2 Check the Mower belt for wear. Oil the blower motor. fcWWa ' fail 1 feXPsSuSt$t -58 draperies, curtains anJ shutters 88 U Is 3 Make sure iIk blower door is secure. on the open market. "GiOL L lfA ma L . your lc help to slow heat loss. if fclS fe 1 t rT'-' i?'8kVf a 'ittlc moro 6 Use kitchen, bath or other IfS 5 Furnaces need to breathe. Keep combustion-air H-rASSXNyNiL' ,-"rr,m , ventilating fans sparingly in cold weather. In just one reserves make Questar les '"B'SWS comfrtahl1-'- openings clear. $SfWW hour, these fans can blow away a houseful of warm air. 6 Clear cold-air returns and heat registers. vulnerable to national lMP K9. " m"rL 7 Sea! omlets and inches. Purchase inexpensive, 7 Call a qualified heating professional for periodic checkups. price increases. JjjJ! -"'8L-V affordable. precut insulation gaskets to seal out cold air entering Or call Rocky Mountain Gas Association toll free at w through electrical switches and outlet plates, 1-800-729-6791 for a contractor referral. particularly those on outside walls. Questar Gas remains committed to helping customers in many ivays. Of course, the best (J sjjjf ii thing we can do is keep rates as low as possible. That helps ail of us feel more comfortable. TAKE COMFORT. |