As the weather heats up, local energy organizations and utilities are offering residents opportunities to make their homes more efficient.
The first step in energy savings is to find inefficiencies, like leaky spots, aging appliances and the like. Residents can get discounts on professional assessments to identify these areas through the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), Xcel Energy and Holy Cross Energy.
“The assessment will enable people to become educated about their homes and also interested in how to save energy, and money, and all those good things by upgrading with efficiency in mind,” said Brandon Jones, who works for the regional group Clean Energy Economy in Carbondale.
A home energy assessment identifies key projects that can bring savings, and often comes with freebies like LED light bulbs and programmable thermostats.