Do you have cold and drafty rooms in your home? Mold, moisture or ventilation issues in your home? Is your energy bill high in comparison to the size of your home? An energy audit will provide you a clear road map of what is going on in your home in terms of energy loss.
Green Madison is building a grassroots, community-based effort to significantly reduce Madison’s energy use. Madison is one of 50 cities competing to win the Georgetown $5 million energy prize. Green Madison is providing a financial incentive for Madison homeowners to have an energy audit during this competition.
Over the past several months Green Madison has hosted energy house parties in every Madison neighborhood. The energy house party format is fairly simple. The host offers his or her home as a platform for educating neighbors and friends about energy efficiency concepts. As a thank you for their efforts, hosts receive a free comprehensive energy audit. By taking an energy tour of the home, these parties show homeowners how even the most basic energy saving technologies, such as insulation, can significantly cut household energy use.
In our effort to win the Georgetown prize, Green Madison is looking to sign up more people to host house parties or have an energy audit. If you have considered having a home energy audit, but couldn’t fit it into your schedule, this is time to do it. Contact jen.rubin@greenmadison.org or check out http://greenmadison.org/ if you want to learn more.
