Why make your home more energy efficient?
Approximately 43% of your energy budget goes toward heating and cooling. Is your home hot in the summer and cool in the winter? An energy-inefficient home can be a big contributor to high home energy costs and poor temperature control. Luckily, there is an easy and cost-effective way to find these inefficiencies in your home. A home energy assessment by our energy experts will evaluate your home top to bottom, provide on-the-spot fixes, make recommendations and provide rebates you can use to improve your home’s energy use.
Maintain a healthy and efficient home with this special offer.
A virtual pre-assessment to Home Energy Solutions provides the same expertise and personal care as an in-home visit, except your technician interacts with you remotely, by video chat tool.
They will identify energy-saving opportunities in your home and then prepare a custom energy report. This report includes information on equipment rebates, no-cost products, as well as access to 0% financing and a limited time offer of up to 100% off approved insulation projects.
You may also receive a self-install package of energy-saving products recommended by your Home Energy Solutions technician, such as LED light bulbs and advanced power strips. You can install those to start saving money and energy right away.
If applicable, our technician will schedule an in-home visit for a future date to provide other Home Energy Solutions benefits such as air sealing, duct sealing and hot water-saving devices at no cost to you.
With a no-cost virtual pre-assessment you may receive:
- A virtual visit with a technician to identify personalized opportunities to reduce your energy consumption.
- A follow up Home Energy Solutions visit at no cost.
- An energy report tailored specifically to your home.
- Energy-saving products delivered to you at no cost.
- Access to a limited time offer of up to 100% off approved insulation projects.
- Generous rebates and incentives on qualifying energy-efficient heating, cooling, and water heating equipment.
- Attractive financing opportunities for eligible upgrades.
Eligible Customer Requirements:
- Live in a 1-4-unit home (may require landlord approval).
- Have the ability to install recommended instant saving products received (such as light bulbs).
- Be comfortable working with a technician over the phone and be able to use technology for video chat and/or to send photos of the home over email. (Your Home Energy Solutions technician will advise when your appointment is made which video chat apps will need to be downloaded to your smart phone or tablet. Apps such as ZOOM, Facetime, or Google Duo are commonly used for the virtual pre-assessment.)
- Customers that meet household income guidelines may be eligible for enhanced incentives through the Home Energy Solutions – Income Eligible program.
- This program is available to residential Eversource and United Illuminating customers in Connecticut.
- Please note that eligibility for some rebates/incentives is based on findings from the pre-assessment.
- Additional criteria may apply
The benefits of having an energy-efficient home.
- 1
Save money.
You will notice savings on your energy bills each month.
- 2
Comfort.
Imagine a comfortable home without hot and cold spots throughout the seasons.
- 3
Value.
Having an energy-efficient house is a great selling point and adds value to your home.
GET ENERGY SMART TODAY
Home Energy Solutions is available through an in-home energy assessment for a $75 co-pay. On average, customers see about $200 in savings on their annual energy bills and receive about $1,000 in on-the-spot services. Find out more within this site.
Did you know?
Replacing your incandescent light bulbs, both indoors and outdoors, with ENERGY STAR® qualified light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will use up to 90 percent less energy and last up to 25 times longer.
Save energy by washing clothes in cold or warm water rather than hot and rinsing in cold water.
Leaving several inches of space behind and on the sides of your refrigerator so air can circulate around the unit can increase efficiency.
Having your contractor set your hot water heater at 120° F (many are preset at 140°) gives you the optimal temperature setting for efficiency.
Installing wall outlet and switchplate gaskets on exterior walls helps reduce the flow of cold air into the home.
When turning off a dimmer switch, it should be completely in the off position – not just turned down – or it will continue to use electricity.
What's included in a home energy assessment?
Setting you on the path to a more comfortable, efficient home.
Blower door test
A blower door test will measure and identify air leaks in your home
On-the-spot improvements
Instant fixes like sealing air leaks and insulating hot water pipes to improve the overall comfort and efficiency of your home
Heating and cooling systems evaluation and safety check
An energy expert will evaluate your home heating and cooling for efficiency and safety.
Home report
Detailed report of your home’s energy use and what additional improvements you can make.
Valuable rebates
The energy expert will provide you with the rebates you are eligible for.
