Or, I should have asked "Who's wasting money on Energy?"
Next to your mortgage, energy is the highest cost a homeowner faces. You may have asked yourself "What can I do as a homeowner, I don't control energy prices?" Yes, that may be true, however there are steps you can take to easily save 20%, 30% or more on your energy bills.
If you were driving around and knew you were leaking gas out of your tank, just little drips or streams here and there, chances are you would have your car in the shop immediately. Forget about the gas being flammable, who wants to waste $3.00 a gallon gas!
Yet, that is what's happening to many homes today, especially older homes (5 years and older). Every little air leak, every energy hogging appliance, every poorly functioning system in a home cost you money. And many times you're not even aware of it!
Imagine these leaks register on a continous and ever increasing money counter on your home (which they are, they're called electric and gas meters!). We'll call it the Energy Hog Counter. Now imagine that the Energy Hog Counter counts wasted nickels, dimes, quaters and dollars and runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. How quick do you think that money would add up? Pretty quick.
You do have a way of slowing the Energy Hog Counter down! It's called a Home Energy Tune Up!
What is a Home Energy Tune Up? |