Residential energy audits for Glenwood Springs Electric Dept. all-electric customers

LIMITED OFFER: Up to $200 rebate on out-of-pocket costs for a home energy audit offered to all Garfield County, Colo., homeowners through the Garfield Clean Energy Challenge for Homes. Funding is limited so get started today! Complete info.

A typical home energy audit costs $300 to $400, and provides valuable information about the next steps you can take to save energy, lower your utility bills, increase the value of your home, and make your home more comfortable.

However, rebates are available through Recharge Colorado, (see information at right), the Garfield Clean Energy Challenge for Homes, and now from the City of Glenwood Electric Utility (see beelow). Funding is limited, so apply now!

The audit will reveal the places in your home where insulation is skimpy or where outside air is leaking in. The auditor will also evaluate your furnace, water heater and major home appliances to determine whether replacement or repair could yield energy savings.

You’ll get a written report, sent by mail or e-mail, within one to two weeks after the auditor visits your home. The report will list all the measures you can take to make your home tight and well insulated. It will include cost estimates and, for some items, calculate energy savings and the payback period.

Look under the Contractor locator in the One Stop Shop at left to find a home energy auditor or building analyst. Even if you pay full price, a home energy audit is well worth the investment.

Update September 2011!

City of Glenwood Springs Electric Utility Offering Audit and Upgrade Rebates

The City of Glenwood Springs Electric utility and CLEER are offering new incentives to Glenwood electric customers to get energy audits and upgrades. The funding is first-come, first-served and the Glenwood Springs Electric utility is offering to cover up to $200 on energy audits for residential customers and up to $500 per residence for energy efficiency upgrades (e.g., furnace tune-ups, heat tape timers, attic insulation when combined with air sealing, etc.). Rebates available will mirror current Garfield Clean Energy’s Energy Challenge for Homes opportunities.

The Utility and CLEER are also offering incentives to Glenwood electric customers to go solar. Commercial entities are eligible for rebates of $1.25/watt up to 10 kilowatts; homeowners are eligible for rebates of $1.25/watt up to 6 kilowatts. Rebates will be offered and distributed by CLEER on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information on pre-approval requirements, please contact Rob Morey or 704-9200.

In order to get started with an energy audit, contact one of the analysts found on this page.