How Energy Efficient Is Your Home?

Energy Efficiency – How Does Your Home Stack Up?

When we consider energy efficiency we usually think of our individual appliances like our air conditioner or refrigerator. Realistically, when we combine all the things that use energy in our house we are now thinking about our homes total efficiency. More people are focusing on their homes efficiency as a whole, especially when considering adding a renewable energy source like solar. Here’s a fun infographic to show how different homes rate:

Lowering Energy Usage

There is a lot you can do to make your home more efficient even before considering solar. Your old air conditioning and heating system can use up to 40-50% of the energy in your home. It’s usually the biggest offender of wasted energy. At Bob Jenson A/C, we help people consider efficient replacements for systems that are reaching 10, 15+ years of usage. Installing a new, high efficient comfort system can pay itself back in a few years and raise the value of your home, just to name a few. Give us a call today and we’ll come out for free to give you some options to help you start saving energy right away!