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36 Percent Overall Energy Efficiency Improvement Documented

Baton Rouge, La., December 2008 — Cathy Clites and her three-generational family of nine didn't expect a more energy-efficient, money-saving holiday season this year – and certainly not the “gift” of a 36 percent increase in their home’s energy efficiency in the past year.

Washington, D.C., December 8, 2008 – The Alliance to Save Energy estimates that the average U.S. household will pay $2,300 this year on residential energy costs, with heating accounting for almost 45 percent of that total – a figure that varies from state to state. Entering the winter season, the Alliance has prepared fact sheets on 2008-09 heating costs for each of the states in the contiguous United States and for the nation as a whole.

Federal Tax Credits Available in 2009 for Energy Efficiency Home Upgrades

Washington, D.C., December 2008 – Even though winter energy price projections have come down, consumers already facing a tough economic climate are likely to be paying more to heat their homes this winter than they spent a year or two ago, according to the Alliance to Save Energy. High home heating costs make energy efficiency as timely as ever, says the Alliance, which also highlights new federal income tax credits for homeowners who make energy efficiency home improvements in 2009.

Washington, D.C., October 27, 2008 – New energy efficiency tax credits will allow homeowners to lower both their monthly home energy bills and their federal income taxes in 2009 as they contend with escalating winter energy prices, the Alliance to Save Energy said. Using the tax credits of up to $500 to make specific energy efficiency home improvements also can make homes more comfortable and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the Alliance noted.

Washington, D.C., October 2008—For the growing number of Americans working from home—more than 30 + million home-based business owners and telecommuters who work from home at least once a week, not to mention unemployed folks conducting job searches from their own PCs and Macs—higher energy bills for combined home offices and residences are a fact of life.