Yoo Scout has highlighted 13 creative ways to reduce summer gas and energy bills by using less fuel and energy usage. These suggestions include using your bicyle for household errands and making detailed bi-monthly grocery lists to reduce grocery trips and reduce shopping trips to the market. Carpool and use the most fuel-efficient car in your driveway, grill in bulk to use less propane, and optimize air conditioning by improving insulation and adjusting thermostat. Other ways to lower fuel costs in the summer is to ride your bike less and use less frequent grocery shopping trips. Air conditioning doesn't run on gasoline, but electricity prices tend to rise shortly after gas and oil prices rise. Solar panels are not expected to significantly decrease electricity costs, but rising costs are expected to continue rising in the future.