American homeowners can see how their home energy use measures up by using EPA’s free online energy assessment tool called the Home Energy Yardstick. The Yardstick is a simple performance-based tool that compares a home’s annual energy use to other similar homes. MORE
ENERGY STAR – News Room
With summer and the high costs of cooling right around the corner, EPA is offering advice to help Americans lower energy bills and greenhouse emissions. The energy used in an average home costs more than $ 2,200 a year and contributes more greenhouse emissions than a typical car. Americans can reduce these costs and greenhouse gas emissions by about one third through ENERGY STAR.
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