Summer Is Here - Time to Look at Home Energy Use
June 28, 2011
The heat of summer has arrived ! Folks are turning on their air conditioning systems and the next utility bills may be huge. It is time to check your home for improving the energy efficiency. Some local utility companies will do an energy audit. You can give them a call or visit http://www.energysavers.gov/ and click on Your Home for tips on energy assessments.
Sealing windows, adding insulation and having your air conditioning unit tuned up can help reduce gas and electric bills. Have you changed the filter in your furnace. dirty and clogged filters really cut the efficiency of a system. If you find that you need a new air conditioning unit or a new hot water heater, tax rebates are still available this year.
Check your appliances. Is that old refrigerator in the garage using too much energy? Do you wait until you have full loads to run your dishwasher and your washing machine?
If you want a thorough audit of the energy efficiency of your home, you can contact a HERS home energy audit. You can find the nearest H.E.R.S. certified rater in your area at http://www.calcerts.com/
The Realtor's Energy Audit Program offers a $250 rebate to qualifying buyers of homes in California who have a HERS home energy audit within 60 days after close of escrow and before December 31, 2011.
The heat of summer has arrived ! Folks are turning on their air conditioning systems and the next utility bills may be huge. It is time to check your home for improving the energy efficiency. Some local utility companies will do an energy audit. You can give them a call or visit http://www.energysavers.gov/ and click on Your Home for tips on energy assessments.
Sealing windows, adding insulation and having your air conditioning unit tuned up can help reduce gas and electric bills. Have you changed the filter in your furnace. dirty and clogged filters really cut the efficiency of a system. If you find that you need a new air conditioning unit or a new hot water heater, tax rebates are still available this year.
Check your appliances. Is that old refrigerator in the garage using too much energy? Do you wait until you have full loads to run your dishwasher and your washing machine?
If you want a thorough audit of the energy efficiency of your home, you can contact a HERS home energy audit. You can find the nearest H.E.R.S. certified rater in your area at http://www.calcerts.com/
The Realtor's Energy Audit Program offers a $250 rebate to qualifying buyers of homes in California who have a HERS home energy audit within 60 days after close of escrow and before December 31, 2011.
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