No-Cost Home Energy Assessment
A home energy assessment, also known as a home energy audit, examines your current energy consumption and helps identify energy efficiency measures that you can take to make your home more efficient. An energy auditor will determine where your home is losing the most energy, and will propose the improvements you can make to help save energy, improve the comfort of your home, and reduce your utility bills.
A home energy assessment should be performed before making energy-saving home improvements, as well as before adding a renewable energy system to your home including a heat pump or solar panels.
About the Program
RMLD offers no-cost home energy assessments to residential customers who are interested in implementing energy efficiency and conservation measures. The RMLD's Home Energy Assessment program is administered through Energy New England.
What Does the Assessment Include?
The Energy Advisor conducts a thorough walk-through of your home, beginning with the outside. Your energy advisor will input information into its energy-efficiency software and will use a thermo-imaging camera to identify air leaks. Your Energy Advisor will assess and discuss potential energy savings linked to:
- Insulation
- Appliances
- Heating/cooling
- Water heating
- Efficient lighting
- Windows and door weather-stripping
- Window and door replacement
Participating customers will receive a Home Energy Assessment Report that analyzes your home’s energy usage, identifies home improvement projects that can lower your energy costs, and links to RMLD’s rebates and incentives.
Here's a sample audit report.
How Do I Schedule My No-Cost Energy Assessment?
For more information or to start the process, please click here or call ENE at 888-772-4242 or email hea@ene.org and let them know that you are an RMLD customer requesting a Home Energy Assessment.
Mass Save Customers
If you are served by a gas utility that is a Mass Save member (such as National Grid), we recommend that you obtain a home energy assessment through Mass Save because it will evaluate items in your home that are specific to your heating type. Visit Mass Save's website to schedule.