Energy Audits In NY

Well winter has finally arrived in the Northeast after a mostly unseasonablly warm October and November and while heating and natural gas prices have come down since Katrina and Rita, the costs of home heating will probably set new records this year. So what can you do aside from just turning the thermostat down? Get an energy audit. I read in Crain’s (subscription req’d) that New York State is offering energy audits and subsidized loans for homeowners to make home improvements that save energy. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has lots of great tips for reducing energy bills from heating or electric (including compact fluorescent lighting). The payback on many of these investments can be less than 5 years and you can even apply the $200 fee from the energy audit to improvements suggested in the write-up.

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