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Energy Saving Home Improvements That Pay Back Quickly
By David Nelmes
The concept of saving money by making energy efficient improvements to your home or business is
nothing new, but what is new is the magnitude of money you can save, now that energy prices have
spiraled upwards. Combine this increased capacity for energy savings with an increase in tax credits
and grants provided by federal and state governments that can be applied to many energy saving
home improvements and you have the perfect storm to motivate almost anyone to make energy
efficient improvements.
WHERE DO YOU START?
Any plan for saving energy should always start with the simplest and most basic improvements. This is
necessary to ensure your money is spent in the most productive way since the whole point is to save
money and not to throw it away by spending more money than necessary for any energy saving home
improvement.
For example, if you have it in mind to add solar panels to make power for your home, but have done
little or nothing to first reduce your homes electrical needs, you will require a much larger solar power
system and will spends an excessive amount of money to compensate for not having taken care of the
little things first.
START WITH LOW COST METHODS TO STOP WASTING ENERGY
Duh, but hey, this first step is often missed, and is generally the least expensive and most rewarding
step as compared to obtaining the highest ROI (Return on Investment) or how much you spend versus
how much you save and how quickly you recover your costs.
Before I list any energy saving ideas, let's put things into perspective and create a clear motivation as
to why the