Home Energy Audit Program
Tri-County Electric Cooperative constantly seeks to provide members with the best experience. We want to ensure our members are knowledgeable when it comes to your electric use and have a great understanding of ways you can save energy. We are excited to offer the Home Energy Audit Program.
A home energy audit is a process that helps you identify where your home is losing energy and what steps you can take to improve efficiency and save money. The Home Energy Audit Program is the best way for members to become wise energy consumers, which in turn could potentially lower your monthly bills, conserves energy and reduces your carbon footprint. Whether you are looking for simple steps to save energy, or need to thoroughly understand where energy is leaking out of your home, we have you covered.
As your trusted energy advisor, Tri-County Electric Co-op wants to help you manage your electricity. We strive to provide the best possible service and experience, so we are offering energy audits to our members.
Standard Audit
Standard AuditAn energy audit technician will go over your electric use along with explaining the audit process. The Standard Audit includes an inspection of most typical energy consuming devices, such as appliances and HVAC equipment. This is followed up with an in-depth thermal camera review of the entire home, including doors, windows, light fixtures, and baseboards.
After evaluating everything in the home, the energy audit technician will provide a detailed report, including pictures from the thermal camera and a list of recommendations to lower your energy use. This audit typically takes 90 minutes and includes all the items on the Standard Audit Checklist.
The member cost for the Standard Audit is $150.
3 Reasons you should have an Energy Audit
An energy audit is an assessment of your home that shows you where you can save money on your electric bill. The energy audit technician will look at your current energy consumption trends and help you understand where and how energy is used. This data empowers you to make productive changes to your home or lifestyle and identifies potential energy-saving opportunities.
The energy audit technician can assess where your home is losing the most energy and then propose improvements to help save energy and reduce your electric bills. Once the energy audit technician identifies where your home could benefit from energy improvements, you can take steps to resolve the issue. An audit may reveal the need to change settings on appliances, install energy-efficient light bulbs, or upgrade appliances to EnergyStar models. Major upgrades could be installing a solar system, replacing windows, or changing the insulation in your walls. With your energy audit technician's advice, you'll have a better idea of where to begin.
An energy audit can help you save money on your electric bills. Depending on what kind of home upgrades or lifestyle changes you make, you could potentially save on your electricity bill.