Online Energy Advisor
An online energy advisor is a great way to analyze your energy usage and lower your energy bills. With only a few minutes of your time, you can analyze your home's energy usage, learn how to use energy more efficiently and customize energy improvements for your home.
Use the following free online energy advisors as a starting point to save money. You will need general information about your home's construction and energy bill totals for a consecutive 12-month period. If you do not have your energy bills, contact PDEC for a 12-month summary of your electric bill. If your home uses gas or heating oil, be sure to have those billing totals handy as well.
Touchstone Energy Home Appliance Calculator
Use the calculator as a guide for comparison and to get an idea of what your average monthly usage might be. Select a quantity for each appliance and adjust your usages as necessary.
Home Energy Yardstick
Find out if your home's energy usage is above average by completing the Home Energy Yardstick. This simple energy advisor takes approximately five minutes to complete and you will need to enter some common information about your home such as age, square footage and number of occupants.
Touchstone Energy Home Energy Audit
For a list of customized energy improvements and estimated savings, complete the Home Energy Advisor. This energy advisor takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and you will be asked to enter more detailed information about your home's construction.
The Home Energy Yardstick and Home Energy Saver assigns an automatic I.D. number to your session. Be sure to save this number for future use in updating your personalized energy audit.