http://www.wvobserver.com/2010/02/energy-audits-go-green-save-greenbacks/ Serving the eastern panhandle... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:42:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.wvobserver.com/2010/02/energy-audits-go-green-save-greenbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Jim Plantico Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:08:57 +0000 http://www.wvobserver.com/?p=1480#comment-2169 Federal, state and local governments should look into better subsidizing the cost of energy audits. Some states like Oregon offer some incentive ($35) to offset the cost of testing (usually around $300) but when add the cost of testing and energy improvements the length of payback in energy savings to cost of improvements gets longer and longer. For more information on energy auditing go to “What is an Audit?” at http://www.portlandenergysavers.com/energy_efficiency/whatisanaudit.php Federal, state and local governments should look into better subsidizing the cost of energy audits. Some states like Oregon offer some incentive ($35) to offset the cost of testing (usually around $300) but when add the cost of testing and energy improvements the length of payback in energy savings to cost of improvements gets longer and longer. For more information on energy auditing go to “What is an Audit?” at http://www.portlandenergysavers.com/energy_efficiency/whatisanaudit.php

]]> http://www.wvobserver.com/2010/02/energy-audits-go-green-save-greenbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Lesley LEED AP Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:54:24 +0000 http://www.wvobserver.com/?p=1480#comment-2138 I didn't realize that energy auditors existed 30 years ago! It seems like this is an emerging industry, that has only grown due to the, as you said, new-ish green movement. If energy auditors existed 30 years ago, why are we only just now becoming insanely interested in audits and retrofits? You'd think this would have been a more popular industry all along - saving money reducing energy in our homes! I didn’t realize that energy auditors existed 30 years ago! It seems like this is an emerging industry, that has only grown due to the, as you said, new-ish green movement. If energy auditors existed 30 years ago, why are we only just now becoming insanely interested in audits and retrofits? You’d think this would have been a more popular industry all along – saving money reducing energy in our homes!

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