Dear Friends:
Last month, TVA and local power distributors began mailing a
free energy-efficiency kit to every Tennessee consumer who
completes a do-it-yourself Home Energy Audit.
This offer is part of TVA’s effort to help educate the public
about energy efficiency while providing tools consumers can use
to start saving energy and money on their electric bills. To
begin saving energy and money with your FREE energy-efficiency
kit, all you need to do is take the energy audit. The audit is
available online at
www.energyright.com. A paper copy of the audit can be
obtained from your local power distributor or by calling the
energy right® Help Line at 1-800-663-1835. You
will need information from one of your monthly electric bills
and about 20 minutes to complete the audit.
In addition to the free kit, participants who complete the audit
will also receive a personalized energy-profile report
illustrating their homes’ overall energy use and costs, as well
as specific actions they can take to reduce electric bills now
and in the future.
If consumers follow all of the recommendations from the audit,
they could save as much as 20 percent on annual utility costs.
Each energy-efficiency kit includes a comprehensive “How to
Save” brochure, two compact florescent light bulbs, which use 75
percent less electricity and last 10 times longer than
traditional light bulbs, as well as the following:
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A filter whistle that sounds when the heating or cooling
system filter is 80 percent clogged and needs to be
changed
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Outlet and light-switch gaskets – insulation to help
strop drafts and save energy
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Faucet aerators (two) – water-saving filters that
improve efficiency
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Hot-water temperature card that measures temperature of
hot tap water and indicates if thermostat adjustment is
needed to save money and prevent water scalds
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Energy-use thermometer gauge that helps check energy
costs for heating and cooling. Each degree that
thermostats are set back for eight hours a day can
reduce heating bills by as much as 3 percent and up to 5
percent on cooling bills.
I encourage you to take this Home Energy Audit. And once
again, all you need is one month’s electric bill and 20 minutes
to complete the survey at
www.energyright.com. The webpage also includes useful
information on energy efficiency technologies, cost-saving tips,
an energy resource library and do-it-yourself cost comparisons.
