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DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME ENERGY AUDIT

Before you open up your wallet for a home energy auditor, try our do-it-yourself home energy audit tool on the web—The HOME ENERGY SAVER. Enter info about your house and get a customized list of energy savings recommendations. HES will help you ID measures that an auditor can explore for you in greater depth.

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Try the Home Energy Saver DIY online energy audit

A home energy audit is the first step to helping you identify ways to cut your energy bills. While a professional home energy audit is the best way to determine where your home is losing energy and where you can save, you can conduct your own simple but diligent walk-through and spot many problems in any type of house. An easy way to start is with an online energy audit.

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Posted by Diane Chojnowski on September 28, 2017 at 6:21am

Fall and Winter Energy Saving Tips

Simple and inexpensive actions can help you save energy and money during the cool fall and winter months. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com.

This article will help you find strategies to help you save energy during the cool fall and cold winter months. Some of the tips…

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Posted by Diane Chojnowski on September 25, 2017 at 7:00am

Adding Insulation to an Existing Home

Understand how a structure such as a house works to create a comfortable interior environment and learn the ways insulation is added to an existing home. Watch this helpful video:

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Posted by Diane Chojnowski on September 18, 2017 at 8:00am

Get Ready for Autumn!

Donâ€™t let those bright autumn leaves and clear fall sky fool youâ€”cold weather is just around the corner. Get your home ready for the chill ahead of schedule. <em>Photo by David Parsons, NREL 6317419</em>

Don’t let those bright autumn leaves and clear fall sky fool you—cold weather is just around the corner. Get your home ready for the chill ahead of schedule. Photo by David Parsons, NREL 6317419

This is the time of year when a 60 degree morning feels chilly and many of us are waking up to a dark, pre-dawn sky. We’re ready to put on sweaters, watch…

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Posted by Diane Chojnowski on September 11, 2017 at 5:30am

4 Energy-Saving Tips to Illuminate Your Lighting Habits

Saving money and energy by only changing your lighting? Sounds like a bright idea to me! Energy efficient lighting is one of the easiest ways to save money on your energy bills. Here are some ideas to save money more than just changing out incandescent bulbs to CFL or LED bulbs.

You might think that something so small in your home, which uses so much less energy than, say, your AC unit, might not make a difference. If that’s your thought, let me illuminate you: lighting is one of the easiest ways to save energy, with the most immediate results. Even if you’re not paying much just to light your home, waste is waste, so let me bring a few ideas out of the shadows and into the light:

Firstly, keep your lamps (and…

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Posted by Green ID on August 9, 2017 at 10:30am

Energy Savings Project: Install Exterior Storm Windows With Low-E Coating

Installing storm windows will lower your energy bill while keeping your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. | Photo courtesy of Larson Manufacturing Company.…

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Posted by Diane Chojnowski on August 28, 2017 at 5:30am