In an effort to help customers reduce their carbon footprints at home, Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy will jointly offer up to 5,000 home energy audits beginning in August 2009. Normally costing $600, customers will pay only $95.
Each audit will be conducted by trained energy professionals and include a whole home performance evaluation of your current energy use and energy conservation potential.
Customers will receive an energy performance rating for their home - essentially a "miles per gallon" score that allows your home's energy performance to be compared with similar homes throughout the region. They also will receive a report listing cost-effective energy efficiency projects that should lower their energy use along with suggestions about how to lower their energy bills by making simple changes in how they use energy.
Although the audits do not start until August, customers can sign up to be on a waiting list by filling out and submitting our online form here or by calling 206-684-3000. For more information, please see the frequently asked questions and answers.
Customers may also be interested in the City's low-income weatherization program offered through the Office of Housing. This program is available to Seattle residents who meet certain income qualifications, and provides both a home energy audit and installation of energy conservation measures free of charge to eligible residents. The program’s income guidelines are available at http://www.seattle.gov/housing/HomeWise/limits.htm. Contact the Office of Housing at (206) 684.0244 for more information
More information about the city’s climate-protection efforts are on the Web at seattle.gov/mayor/climate.htm. If you are interested in other ways to get involved and reduce your carbon footprint, please visit www.seattlecan.org. |
