Bounce Energy, a Texas electricity company, has posted an easy to read report on its website to help consumers who are considering whether or not to take advantage of the 2009-2010 Energy Efficiency Federal Income Tax Credit.
The US Government’s Energy Star Program reports that the typical American household spends approximately $1,300 per year on home [...]

If you are interested in saving energy in your home while making it more comfortable to live in, follow this home energy audit checklist.  There are several energy saving techniques you can implement right now that won’t cost you a penny, and the savings will start immediately.  For a more thorough energy analysis of your [...]

Right now, there are a few things you can do around your home to air seal it to save money during the winter months and during the summer.
As mentioned in Part 1, your home is a ?thermal envelope?. That is the sum total of the home?s insulation systems: walls, ceilings, foundation, floors, windows, and doors. [...]

Almost daily, you hear news reports about the increasing numbers of homes in foreclosure. What you don’t hear reported is how increasing energy costs are so often the cause of this devastating problem.
Are you losing your home because your can’t afford to pay your energy bills and your mortgage? If you aren’t facing foreclosure can [...]

By now you have surely heard about compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL), which last much longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs, and save a significant amount of energy.  Government campaigns, such as ENERGY STAR’s “Change a Light; Change the World” campaign, are encouraging homeowners to replace their incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents.

Compact fluorescent bulbs [...]

With the federal government’s focus on saving energy, green energy initiatives, energy efficiency tax rebates, and its Recovery Through Retrofit plan, you may have heard about home energy audits. But what exactly is a home energy audit? How can a home energy audit benefit you? Should you get one?
Simply put, a home energy audit is [...]

Home energy bills make up a significant portion of the average American’s monthly expenses. The good news is that there are ways to reduce these expenses.
With a little effort – and some expense – you can make significant reductions in the amount you pay each month. While some energy-saving improvements can be quite expensive, others [...]

So you want to make some improvements to your home that will save energy, but you don’t know how you’re going to pay for them. Face it, home improvement costs can add up, especially if you’re in an older home that requires a lot of work, or if you’re replacing various appliances in favor of [...]

With the growing popularity of saving home energy, the general public is becoming more familiar with home energy audits and how they can give us the information we need to help us save money on our energy bills. (In case you don’t know, a home energy audit is an assessment of your home’s energy efficiency [...]