Improving household energy efficiency
You can take steps to save energy immediately in your homes by changing just a few of your habits.
- Get a home efficiency assessment by PECO - a consultant will walk through your house and point out ways to save.
- Main ways to make your home more efficient and save energy - insulation, HVAC, & usage
- Other strategies for saving energy - and money - at home
- Appliances - learn about the Energy Star federal program, including searching for the most energy-efficient appliances.
- “Vampire power,” or the power your appliances use when plugged in but not in use.
- Lighting - LED bulbs may cost more at the cash register, but they do not burn off all of the energy in heat, like an incandescent bulb, and they save you money via a longer life. Learn about the different types of lighting and see the cost comparison charts here. LED landscape lighting can also be a cost and energy saver.
West Bradford resident Cheryl W. got a PECO home energy assessment.
"It's free, they give you LEDs, and they identify many ways to save energy"