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Do the Home Diagnostic and receive a personalized recommendations report. It will suggest ways you can save energy and money without sacrificing comfort.

Your report is unique, because it is based on your answers to questions about your home, the number of people in your household and their energy use habits. Your report includes two kinds of tables:

  • The breakdown of your energy costs by type of use (heating, cooking, etc.)
  • For some energy-saving measures, an estimate, in dollars and kilowatthours, of how much you would save if you put them into practice

Sample electricity expense breakdown for an electrically heated home

Excerpt from an online report
Use Usage
kWh $
  Heating 18,583 $ 1,218
  Air-conditioning 0 $ 0
  Water heating 3,504 $ 214
  Fridges/freezers 503 $ 31
  Laundry 77 $ 4
  Cooking 333 $ 20
  Other appliances 2,204 $ 134
  Lighting 1,327 $ 81
  Pool/spa 563 $ 33
  Unassigned consumption 1,586 $ 103
  Subtotal 28,680 $ 1,838
  Fixed charge $ 148
  Total 28,680 $ 1,986

You can see at a glance how you use the most electricity.

Potential savings in dollars and kilowatthours

You’ll receive personalized recommendations based on your answers to the questionnaire. Some may be accompanied by a table showing your estimated potential savings, costs and payback period, or how long it will take to recoup your investment.

Sample table applying to replacement of seven mechanical thermostats with electronic ones

Potential annual savings Cost* Payback period
$114 $316 2.8 years

*Amounts are approximate and include applicable taxes.