Get fit: EnergyFit Nevada

Homeowner Tish DeValliere likes saving time by not dusting her home constantly and clearing surfaces of the black dust that comes in through the attic. She also appreciates the quiet, now that her ducts have been properly sealed, considering 70 percent of the ducts were not connected in her 50-year-old home. DeValliere and her family are members of the EnergyFit Nevada program, which helps assess and finance energy improvements to residential buildings.

“I wanted to better conserve energy,” DeValliere says. For around $200, homeowners in the EnergyFit Nevada program can get a home assessment, also often referred to as an energy audit (“Homepowered,” Aug. 9). An assessment will target specific improvements a homeowner can make to reduce wasted energy, improving heating/cooling and saving money on energy bills. Then, EnergyFit will help homeowners finance retrofits through rebates or low interest loans.

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