Sunday, December 21, 2008

Getting ready for settlement: 19 Ways to slash your utility bills.

19 ways to slash your utility bills

Insulation in the attic is not enough; warm air is sneaking out of your house in dozens of places. Here’s how little fixes can build up to big savings.

Where George Scott sees red, his clients are bleeding green.

Scanning the outside of a ranch home in Longmont, Colo., the energy auditor’s infrared camera registered blue and aqua in spots where heated air stayed put.

That’s what the homeowner expected. “He thought he’d done everything right,” Scott said, because he had tackled obvious stuff like adding insulation. “But he was baffled by his high gas bills.”

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