Actress | Producer. Kim Delaney was born on November 29, 1961, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Roxborough. She is the daughter of Joan and Jack Delaney, who retired from Delphi Automotive, where he served as a committeeman for the United Auto Workers. She has four brothers: Ed Delaney and John Delaney, who are older than her, and Keith and Patrick Delaney, who are younger.
And it's a good idea to try to whittle down your bill: According to the Department of Energy, heating and cooling costs account for 56 percent of the energy use in an average American home. Add blankets to the bed. For every 1 degree you set your thermostat back, you can save 1 to 3 percent on your annual heating costs, according to Joe Ruggiero, heating products manager at F.W. Webb, a wholesale heating and plumbing distributor headquartered in Bedford, Mass.
Using electric heaters to save money only makes sense if you are willing to heat only the room you are using and turn down the heat in the rest of the home. Electric resistance heating is vastly inefficient, particularly when compared to natural gas or even a heat pump.