Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: Utility Bill Analysis on Homes Participating in Austin Energy's Program
Tags: Certification / LEED, Cost of Ownership, Energy Audits, Heating & Cooling
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Type: Research
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This research focuses on improving energy efficiency in existing homes via a whole-house approach. It specifically focuses on the benefits of Austin Energy's HPwES program, which offers a complete home energy analysis and a list of recommendations for efficiency improvements, along with cost estimates. Some conclusions from implementing the whole-house approach include:

  • The median percentage savings for the largest sample of 6,000 households in the analysis was 32 percent.
  • The mean savings in the sample was 28 percent.
  • A conservative estimate of the average savings is between 25 and 30 percent.

Read some tips on how to implement these energy-efficient methods, with Energy Star guidelines, which can result in big savings.