Residential energy audits

A home energy audit is a tour of your own home with an energy conservation professional.

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.

Audit services and costs vary depending on your utility provider. Look in the table below to find your utility provider:

Natural gas service SourceGas Tell me about SourceGas
home energy audits
Natural gas and/or electric service Xcel Energy Tell me about Xcel Energy
home energy audits
Electric service
Holy Cross Energy
Tell me about Holy Cross Energy home energy audits
All-electric homes
Glenwood Springs Electric Dept.
Tell me about my options as an all-electric Glenwood Springs Electric Dept. customer

Resources

Home energy calculators

Energy Star

Energy Star
Home Energy Yardstick

 

Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy
Home Energy Analyze
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Online consumer guides

ACEEE

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Consumer Guide to Home Energy Efficiency Savings