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How Energy Efficient Is Your Home?

HOW ENERGY EFFICIENT IS YOUR HOME? The energy efficiency of homes is often measured using the Home Energy Rating score (HERS Index), a measure of a home's relative energy use that spans from 0-150. Bob Jenson Air Conditioning examines examples of homes ranging from the least energy efficient (150) to the most (0). 150 Rating Energy-Inefficient Home 125 Rating Average American Home Usually several decades old with power-hungry appliances and lighting. Most American homes fall somewhere around this rating. 100 Rating Code Minimum New Home 85 Rating ENERGY STAR Home energi ENERGY STAR Standard new homes must meet at least this level to be sold. These homes must be built 15% more energy efficient than a code minimum home. sO Rating Energy-Efficient Home o Rating Net-zero-energy Home http://www.flickr.com/photos/joebehr/ Homes in this range likely use very efficient appliances and/or derive energy from renewable sources. These homes capture enough energy from the environment to power everything. C www.bobjenson.com | Designed by: Best Rank Source: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/how-home-s-hers-index-talaulated Air Conditioning and Heating

How Energy Efficient Is Your Home?

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Energy Efficiency – How Does Your Home Stack Up? When we consider energy efficiency we usually think of our individual appliances like our air conditioner or refrigerator. Realistically, when we co... mbine all the things that use energy in our house we are now thinking about our homes total efficiency. More people are focusing on their homes efficiency as a whole, especially when considering adding a renewable energy source like solar. Here’s a fun infographic to show how different homes rate. Lowering Energy Usage There is a lot you can do to make your home more efficient even before considering solar. Your old air conditioning and heating system can use up to 40-50% of the energy in your home. It’s usually the biggest offender of wasted energy. At Bob Jenson A/C, we help people consider efficient replacements for systems that are reaching 10, 15+ years of usage. Installing a new, high efficient comfort system can pay itself back in a few years and raise the value of your home, just to name a few. Give us a call today and we’ll come out for free to give you some options to help you start saving energy right away!

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