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Energy efficiency: Credits, audits help homeowners take control
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Lynda Saul, who lives in a 1939 vintage house on Fifth Avenue, started with small steps to improve her home’s energy efficiency.
She purchased fluorescent light bulbs, put plastic insulation over her windows and resealed her door frames. Later, she bought new energy-efficient appliances.
On Wednesday, she had an energy audit http://www.northwesternenergy.com/display.aspx?Page=Home_Audit_MT of her home, complete with the use of an infrared camera to show where heat is escaping and a blower door test to measure air-leakage rates.
"I feel like my heating bills are higher than they should be," Saul said.
Saul, a longtime member of the Alternative Energy Resources Organization, said she wanted to take the opportunity to provide a demonstration for the public.
By ANGELA BRANDT Independent Record
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