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The basics of Home energy use

Presented by Cumberland Cool Cities Committee. The basics of Home energy use. Is MY house energy efficient? Am I spending too much? Am I using too much heating fuel? Am I using too much electricity? How much money are we really talking about saving here?.

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The basics of Home energy use

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  1. Presented by Cumberland Cool Cities Committee The basics of Home energy use

  2. Is MY house energy efficient?Am I spending too much?Am I using too much heating fuel?Am I using too much electricity?How much money are we really talking about saving here?

  3. How does the average US house use power?

  4. What does a New England house use?

  5. What makes us different? • It’s cold here. • We use less electricity because we use less electric heat, and much less A/C • The average Maine house uses 6,250 kWh per year, below the national average of 10,896 • The average Maine house uses 1,000 gallons of #2 heating fuel per year, over the average of 730 gallons

  6. So how am I doing? • Step 1 Find your CMP bill • Step 2 Read the numbers at the bottom to get your yearly kilowatts

  7. Rate my house • Step 3 Divide the amount due by your monthly kWh to get your current rate per kWh.

  8. Last steps • Step 4 Call your fuel provider and ask how many gallons you received in the past year • Step 5 Figure out the heated square feet of your house • Step 6 Enter all this into Home Efficiency O’Matic!

  9. Where can I get this cool widget? • Go to www.cumberlandmaine.com and look on the Cool Cities Committee page • The tool is available as a download, but is not embedded in the site, sorry. • This is not intended to replace an energy audit!

  10. Where can I find Energy Auditors? • Go to www.efficiencymaine.com, then their “Maine Pace Loans” page, then look for “Participating Energy Advisors

  11. What comes next? • We will be doing subsequent presentations on: • Insulating and sealing • Alternate heating systems • Solar hot water & power systems

  12. Questions? • This presentation and the home energy calculator are available on the Cool Cities page of the town website • Any other questions, feel free to contact Alex Kimball at 829-2205.

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