{"id":79328,"date":"2023-03-01T12:08:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?p=79328"},"modified":"2023-03-01T12:08:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:08:20","slug":"a-few-household-tweaks-could-help-people-trim-electric-bills-energy-auditor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/a-few-household-tweaks-could-help-people-trim-electric-bills-energy-auditor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"A few household tweaks could help people trim electric bills, energy auditor says"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY:\u00a0<\/span>HADLEY BARNDOLLAR<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>– FEBRUARY 22<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are several small steps people can take to cut back on the biggest energy costs. (Source: NHSaves and the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative)<\/p><\/div>\n

Ted Stiles asks people a trick question: \u201cWhat is the greenest energy?\u201d<\/p>\n

Wind or solar power, people enthusiastically proclaim. Maybe someone throws out hydropower. But the true answer, Stiles contends, is \u201cthe energy you\u2019re not using at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

An energy auditor and program manager at Yankee Thermal Imaging who works with the\u00a0NHSaves<\/a>\u00a0program, Stiles likes to spread the word about energy efficiency: both the little and big things people can do to cut down on utility costs and make their own personal dent in climate change-induced global warming.<\/p>\n

Giving his \u201cButton Up New Hampshire\u201d talk this week, a home energy savings workshop coordinated statewide by the\u00a0Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative<\/a>, to a virtual audience fielded by the\u00a0NH Healthcare Workers for Climate Action<\/a>\u00a0group,\u00a0Stiles\u00a0addressed the\u00a0current high costs of energy in the state<\/a>\u00a0while simultaneously empowering residents to shave dollars and cents off their bills by making incremental changes.<\/p>\n

Here are some of Stiles\u2019 leading tips:<\/p>\n