9 Home Upgrades the Climate Bill Can Help You Pay For

9 Home Upgrades 9 Home Upgrades the Climate Bill the Climate Bill Can Help You Pay For Can Help You Pay For

1. Rooftop Solar 1. Rooftop Solar Solar energy has many advantages, including being a clean and renewable energy source that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Solar energy has many advantages, including being a clean and renewable energy source that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2. Heat Pump 2. Heat Pump Heat pumps can not only increase air temperature, but also reverse the process to lower the temperature. Heat pumps can not only increase air temperature, but also reverse the process to lower the temperature.

3. Electric Stove 3. Electric Stove Induction cooktops and stoves are more energy-efficient than older electric or gas models because heat is not lost in the transferring process. Induction cooktops and stoves are more energy-efficient than older electric or gas models because heat is not lost in the transferring process.

4. Insulation 4. Insulation Sealing air leaks with given types of insulation not only makes a home more comfortable, but it can save around 10 percent on annual energy bills. Sealing air leaks with given types of insulation not only makes a home more comfortable, but it can save around 10 percent on annual energy bills.

5. Windows and Doors 5. Windows and Doors Replace windows and doors if there is air leakage, visible damage or rot on the frame, condensation between panes, or if they no longer open and close easily. Replace windows and doors if there is air leakage, visible damage or rot on the frame, condensation between panes, or if they no longer open and close easily.

6. Water Heater 6. Water Heater By using less energy to create the same amount of hot water, energy-efficient water heaters conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By using less energy to create the same amount of hot water, energy-efficient water heaters conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

7. Clothes Dryer 7. Clothes Dryer Another way to make your home more sustainable is to replace your clothes dryer with a high-efficiency all-electric heat pump dryer. Another way to make your home more sustainable is to replace your clothes dryer with a high-efficiency all-electric heat pump dryer.

8. Electric Panel 8. Electric Panel A new breaker box will operate more efficiently than outdated ones, so powering your home will require less energy. A new breaker box will operate more efficiently than outdated ones, so powering your home will require less energy.

9. Electric Wiring 9. Electric Wiring Rewiring your house can boost your home’s efficiency by distributing power more evenly. Rewiring your house can boost your home’s efficiency by distributing power more evenly.

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