It’s surprising how much money is wasted from poorly insulated homes. According to Siemens,

“35% of home heat loss is through the walls, 25% through the roof, !5% through draughts and ventilation, 15% into the ground and 10% through windows.”

Whether cooling or heating, the cost of keeping the air in our homes at the desired temperature would cost a lot less with a properly insulated home. In the meantime, here’s some basic low-cost tips to reduce your energy bills:

Cash for Caulkers

* Install a programmable thermostat
* Weatherstrip the windows and doors
* Caulk the obvious leaks
* Insulate your water heater
* Replace incandescent bulbs with compact flourescent light bulbs (CFLs) or efficient halogens

As of January 1, 2009 100,000 homes per year had undergone energy efficiency retrofits. That’s great, but if that number is to increase by 10x so we’re retrofitting 1,000,000 homes per year, we need the Cash for Caulkers program to get the lead out and get the caulk flowing!