Right in your own home, you have the power to save money and energy. Saving energy reduces our nation's overall demand for resources needed to make energy and increasing your energy efficiency is like adding another clean energy source to our electric power grid.

The 115 million residences in America today collectively use an estimated 22.5% of the country's energy. Unfortunately, a lot of energy is wasted through leaky windows or ducts, old appliances, or inefficient heating and cooling systems.

Below you will find several ways to cut your energy use at home. They are good for your wallet and for the environment.