Energy Audit Training for Consumers

Energy Audits – The First Step Towards Achieving Energy Efficiency

The following link  offers some excellent guidance on measures we can take to improve the energy efficiency of our homes. Included are links to differentiate between a “do-it-yourself energy audit and one performed by a professional and the pros and cons of each approach. Energy assessment, also known as a home energy audit, is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to evaluate what measures you can take to make your home more energy efficient. An assessment will show. Please take a look at this great article that I found which explains in perfect detail a home energy audit:

http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11160

So, by following a few simple guidelines, homeowners are empowered to take proactive measures to reduce their energy costs and support the overall mandate to increase the efficiency with which energy is consumed. For the most part these measures are simple and relatively expensive, yet taken in the aggregate, provide significant benefit to consumers, the utilities and our environment.