Energy Efficiency Articles

HomeServe Celebrates National HVAC Tune-Up Day September 25 

Tune-Up Day Reminds Homeowners to Maintain This Important Whole Home System Norwalk, CT – September 20, 2023 – HomeServe’s 2023 State of the American Home survey found that home heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are the home system most likely...

Poll Shows Savings Sparks Interest in Energy Efficiency

A major retrofit with an eye toward energy efficiency, including energy efficient heating, new windows, installing LED bulbs, improving insulation, replacing roofs and taking other actions to seal the thermal envelope can cut home energy use at least in half,...

Climate Change Will Cost Cooperatives Millions if Not Addressed

Climate change spells lowered efficiency, increased expenses and more outages – the only thing members dislike more than rate increases – and as the demand for energy increases, the problems around climate change only loom larger. The decade between 2000 to 2010 was...

Severe Energy Burdens Weigh Heavily on Low-to-Moderate Income Households

A quarter of all U.S. households and two-thirds of low-income households have high energy burdens, meaning they spend more than 6 percent of their annual income on energy costs, and two out of five low-income households have severe energy burdens, meaning that they...