The City of Naperville, Illinois is helping is residents to go "green" and save money through its recently enacted Home Energy Savings Program.
Now open to all ages of Naperville homeowners (once only to 55+ residents), this new program was made available to the municipality through a Department of Energy grant in the amount of $700,000. This grant is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant was received at a cost of zero dollars to the City. It is one of two "green" programs offered within Naperville currently. The other is the "Greener Business Program", available to Naperville businesses also wishing to sav
e energy dollars.
City inspectors perform the FREE testing within Naperville residents homes.
Inspectors look for utilities that may need updating or those presently running inefficiently. Air leaks, poor insultation, and more are also discovered and identified. It takes certified inspectors approximately 1 1/2 hours to do a whole house check. Infrared cameras used during the inspections show homeowners exactly where their homes are leaking air and driving their energy costs up.
Residents receive a full report from the City of Naperville identifying what was discovered within their home during the audit in approximately two weeks time. This report offers suggestions that will help the residents improve their home's "green" quotient. The report also includes a analysis of savings expected if homeowners follow the suggestions for improveme
nts and upgrades within their home.
Homeowners receiving this audit can receive reimbursement for the costs of the improvements they make, up to 50% ... with a maximum $1500 limit. "Green" improvements can include major items such as new heating, A/C, insulation, and windows down to small improvements such as incandescent light bulbs.
Presently the city's inspection teams are booked solid until June. The City of Naperville has decided to continue to give out audits until the entire funding from this program is depleted even though the original maximum of 350 slots/requests have been filled. A waiting-list has been enacted for those residents wishing to still take part in this program.
Be aware that the $1500 reimbursement benefit is not in effect on any audits performed after the 350 original slots. The city is strongly recommending that its residents still have an inspection done though. They believe the energy audit and the resulting energy savings reaped with improvements made within their homes will prove beneficial to all taking part.
To meet the necessary requirements for this free energy audit, the residential property must lie within the City of Naperville limits and been built before the year of 1980.
For further information regarding this beneficial "green" offer and possible monetary reimbursements for energy improvements, contact the City of Naperville by calling (630) 420-6077 and refer to the Home Energy Savings Program. The City can also be reached through their website at: www.naperville.il.us/hesp.aspx.
Gene Mundt, Sr. Vice President
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