Ways to Save

Ways to Save presents a personalized selection of energy saving tips. Customers can browse through the available tips to learn how they can save energy. The tips are organized into various tip guides based on filters like cost, appliance, and season of the year. Use the information below to review the available configuration options.

Tip Guides Example

The image below shows an example of promoted tip guides and standard tip guides in Ways to Save.

Tip Lists for a Tip Guide

The image below shows a list of tips within a tip guide.

Tip Details Example

The image below shows an example of tip details in Ways to Save.

Configuration Options

For each element listed in the table, indicate the desired configuration in the Input Value column. If you do not provide an input for optional configurations, the default will be used.

Configuration Option	Input Value
Promoted Tip Guide Date Ranges At the top of the Ways to Save landing page, a promoted, seasonal tip guide is displayed for a set period of time before rotating to the other promoted tip guides. The date ranges of when they are displayed can be configured. Default: Winter: 11/16-03/17 Spring: 03/18-06/20 Summer: 06/21-09/16 Fall: 09/17-11/15	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default. Provide the date ranges for when they are displayed. Provide the date range in MM/DD format. For example, 11/16 - 03/17.
Available Tip Guides and Their Order The tip guides that are available and their display order on the Guide List widget. Default: Save when working from home Taking a trip? Save while you’re away How to make your home more comfortable Easy savings: laundry, dishes and more Smart upgrades for your home Ways to save at no cost to you How to avoid an expensive summer How to avoid an expensive winter Save during peak times Earn cash back with these energy saving tips Heating tips to help you save High cooling bills? Here’s how to cut back Smart ways to save on hot water Efficient lighting for your home Save every day with home appliances Home electronics: Avoid energy waste Have a pool? Here’s how to save Tips from efficient neighbors Best ways to save big Top tips for homes like yours Run a thrifty refrigerator Cooking and baking tips to help you save Here's how to save energy with every load Save energy and water every day All tips Tips not relevant to me Drive more savings with your electric vehicle	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default Use the specified list of tip guides in the supplied order
Maximum Number of Tips Guides to Display by Default A subset of tip guides is displayed to customers in the list of guides relevant to you. All other tip guides are hidden until the customer selects to show all tips guides. This maximum is in addition to the promoted tip guide. In the example tip guide image, the maximum is set to three. Default: Six.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default Provide a value for the number of tip guides to display
Footer or Disclaimer A brief message displayed below the full tip details of a tip. If a message is displayed, it is displayed for all tips. Default: None.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default option. Display a footer or disclaimer. Provide a short message to include in the footer or disclaimer.

User Experience Variations

The user experience may vary for customers and utilities depending on their service types (gas, electricity, dual fuel, and so on), available data, costs, locale, and other factors. For more information, see Ways to Save - User Experience Variations in the Digital Self Service - Energy Management Cloud Services Overview.