It's good for your budget, your comfort and our environment. Each year you spend hundreds of dollars to heat and cool your home and to heat your hot water. By installing energy-efficient equipment, which gives you the same comfort for less energy, you can lower these costs. Furthermore, the lower you can make your energy costs now, the better off you will be should energy prices go up - and conservation reduces upward pressure on energy prices. Whenever fuels are burned - in your home, in a generating station to produce electricity, in vehicles or elsewhere - carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide are released. These emissions contribute to environmental concerns including smog, acid rain and climate change. Reducing energy use lowers the amounts of these emissions and their impact on the environment. You can help by practicing energy efficiency and conservation not only in heating and cooling your home, but everywhere at home, in the workplace and in your transportation choices. Many factors can affect your annual energy bill such as size and location of your home, yearly variations in weather, efficiency of your furnace and other appliances, thermostat settings, number of occupants, and the local cost of energy.
Are you serious about how to go about cutting your heating and cooling costs? Follow these steps:
- Where appropriate, improve the insulation and air sealing in your home.
- Use this guide to help you decide what kinds of changes to your heating and cooling systems will be right for you.
- Consult with a registered heating/cooling contractor and your fuel supplier before making a final decision.
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