{"id":13041,"date":"2021-01-26T18:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T23:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=13041"},"modified":"2023-07-01T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:05:28","slug":"energy-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">Living Green in Needham<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;\">Energy at Home<\/h3>\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\">\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.2; background: #fbf0a3;\"><em>Explore ways to save energy and money at Home<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/masssave_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6272 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/masssave_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This section of Living Green in Needham explains how we can all save money and energy by conserving more energy and improving our home&#8217;s energy efficiency.\u00a0 It&#8217;s <strong><em>easy<\/em>\u00a0 <\/strong>and\u00a0it <strong><em>does<\/em>\u00a0 <\/strong>make a <strong><em>difference<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<div class=\"page-list page-list-ext \">\n<div class=\"page-list-ext-item\"><div class=\"page-list-ext-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/home-energy-assessments\/\" title=\"Home Energy Assessments\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HWE_HEA_Pic-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Home Energy Assessments\" \/><\/a><\/div> <h3 class=\"page-list-ext-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/home-energy-assessments\/\" title=\"Home Energy Assessments\">Home Energy Assessments<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"page-list-ext-item-content\">Visit our Needham Saves page to schedule your no-cost, detailed home energy assessment...<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-list-ext-item\"><div class=\"page-list-ext-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/how-to-cut-your-electrical-use-energy-conservation-and-efficiency\/\" title=\"How to Cut Your Electrical Use - Energy Conservation and Efficiency\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clean-air_org-pic-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"How to Cut Your Electrical Use - Energy Conservation and Efficiency\" \/><\/a><\/div> <h3 class=\"page-list-ext-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/how-to-cut-your-electrical-use-energy-conservation-and-efficiency\/\" title=\"How to Cut Your Electrical Use - Energy Conservation and Efficiency\">How to Cut Your Electrical Use - Energy Conservation and Efficiency<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"page-list-ext-item-content\">Energy conservation and efficiency - the best watt is a watt not used!  Explore ways that you can conserve energy and improve your home's energy efficiency ...<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-list-ext-item\"><div class=\"page-list-ext-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/eligible-heatsmart-technologies\/\" title=\"Efficient Space Heating and Water Heating\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-source-heat-pumps-wiki-commons-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Efficient Space Heating and Water Heating\" \/><\/a><\/div> <h3 class=\"page-list-ext-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/energy-at-home\/eligible-heatsmart-technologies\/\" title=\"Efficient Space Heating and Water Heating\">Efficient Space Heating and Water Heating<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"page-list-ext-item-content\">Check out options for efficient space heating and water heating in your home...<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gnc-resources-header\">Resources<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Documents<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul class=\"documents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-13797\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2021\/05\/abbotts-frozen-custard-flyer.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tAbbott&#8217;s Frozen Custard flyer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-11182\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2019\/09\/air-source-heat-pumps-101.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tAir Source Heat Pumps 101\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-11468\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2019\/10\/energy-efficient-heating-with-ductless-hvac.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tEnergy Efficient Heating with Ductless HVAC\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-10106\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2019\/01\/gnc-energy-tips-2.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tGNC Energy Tips\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-13455\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2021\/03\/gnc-heat-energy-calculator-w-cost.xlsx\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tGNC Heat Energy Calculator w.Cost\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-6958\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2017\/06\/hwe-home-energy-assessment-testimonial.docx\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tHWE Home Energy Assessment Testimonial\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-11186\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2019\/09\/whole-home-air-source-heat-pump-pilot-program.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tWhole Home Air Source Heat Pump Pilot Program\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Resources on the Web<\/h5>\n<!-- Links --><table style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\"><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smarterhouse.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\">American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy&#039;s SmarterHouse project<\/a>\r\n<br \/>American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's SmarterHouse project\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/chu1pu32yVk\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/green-needham-logo-more-square.png\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/chu1pu32yVk\" target=\"_blank\">Green Needham Energy Coaching Video<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Watch Green Needham's Energy Coaching video recorded by the Needham Channel - learn more about green technology options for energy projects in your home.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.masssave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mass-save-logo.png\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.masssave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mass Save<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Mass Save, the state agency that oversees the Home Energy Efficiency programs\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/energy.gov\/energysaver\/energy-efficient-computers-home-office-equipment-and-electronics\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/US-Dept-of-energy-logo-1519910803824.png\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/energy.gov\/energysaver\/energy-efficient-computers-home-office-equipment-and-electronics\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Dept of Energy - 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