HOME ENERGY AUDIT

www.utahcleanenergy.org IS YOUR HOME ENERGY EFFICIENT? Complete the following home energy walk-thru to find simple ways to SAVE ENERGY, SAVE MONEY, & REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. The Fast Facts section provides additional information of the energy saving action. Visit www.utahcleanenergy.org for a more comprehensive version of this audit. Not Date Action Done Done Comp. Fast Facts LIGHTING If every US household replaced 5 lights with ENERGY STAR bulbs, we could prevent the I have replaced my 10 most frequently used annual output of more than 21 power plants! incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY CFLs give off the same amount of light and you STAR Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs), can save around $25 in energy costs per CFL which are 2/3 more energy efficient and last bulb. CFLs are not appropriate for all fixtures, 10 times as long. including those with dimmers or motion detectors. Nearly 10 % of the average home’s electricity I turn the lights off when I am not in the costs can be controlled with the flip of a light room. switch. REFRIGERATOR AND APPLIANCES Refrigerators account for 10% of your energy My refrigerator and appliances are bill, and refrigerators built prior to 1990 can use ENERGY STAR-rated. two to three times more energy than new energy-efficient models. Beware of phantom loads! Some appliances continue to use energy when they are not on but still plugged in. Buy ENERGY ...