Brutal heat this week and summer is forcing many New Yorkers to crank up their air conditioners.

There are great lengths people sweating their electric bills will go to, to save money, even amid the extreme heat.

Cloey Callahan says she’s perfectly content with a fan that keeps her cool as she works from home. Callahan isn’t one to turn on the air conditioning, no matter how hot it gets.

“I pinch my pennies where I can. I am only 24 years old. I work my job, I don’t have that much to pay for, but at the same time, I don’t have the highest salary either,” she said. “So if I wanna be able to go have a nice dinner, whatever it might be, I know I have to maybe save money in other places, right?”

Callahan grew up without AC, however, she admits some days can be difficult even for her. She wears loose airy clothes around the house and keeps her windows open to allow for natural ventilation. And when it’s excruciatingly hot, she uses a cold cloth to cool down during her work day.

“After doing that, I just feel so refreshed, getting a little cold water on me," she said. "I feel ready to sit back down, finish my work day."

Nearly 75% of all homes in the U.S. have air conditioners, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and it costs homeowners about $29 billion annually. Utility company Central Hudson recommends cost-saving measures like raising your thermostat even by one degree, which it says can help reduce your electric bill by around 1% to 2%.

Thankfully, for Callahan, a high electric bill isn’t something she has to worry about. She has a one-window AC unit for her entire apartment, and it’s only used at night for about 30 minutes to cool down her room before bedtime. Then she shuts it off.

“So this is a little treat for me, really, so I usually don’t put it on at all during the day, but I have friends who say that their AC or electric bills in the summer months, because of the AC, are just ginormous, multiple hundreds. And I know that that’s something that I just cannot do, it’s not in my budget,” she said.

In doing so, racking up a high energy bill isn’t something Callahan is sweating about.

“I can use the money that I’m saving here for other things that make more sense for me like my student loan repayments that are kicking back up soon.”

Other ways to keep your energy cost low include keeping shades and blinds closed in the summer months and using fans and open windows first to cool down your home.