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Westar introduces new home energy audit program

October 07, 2011|By Stephen Brosius | KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

(WICHITA, Kan.) — Westar Energy customers who own a house 10 years or older can now assess its energy efficiency through a new HomeAudit pilot program. For just $100, homeowners can have a professional $300 audit performed that will provide them with a customized Energy Conservation Plan.

Participants are eligible to receive a $100 rebate on the cost of the audit if they provide receipts showing they implemented at least $100 in improvements recommended in the Energy Conservation Plan.

To participate, Westar Energy customers must:

• Own a single-family home that is 10 years old or older (Mobile homes and apartments are
not eligible to participate.)

• Have 12 months of continuous electric service at the home being audited

• Be a Kansas resident

• Not have participated in the Efficiency Kansas program, Westar’s SimpleSavings programor the Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program

• Have a home with two or fewer heating and cooling systems• Agree to pay a $100 co-pay directly to the auditor at the time the audit is performed

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• Agree to meet with a Westar Energy account manager within 30 days after Westar receives
the audit from the auditor

Westar says a participating professional energy auditor applying expertise and precise measuring instruments typically can:

• Perform blower door testing to pinpoint air leakage and severity

• Show customers potential problem areas

• Assess present heating and cooling equipment’s efficiency

• Assess insulation

• Gather data to determine potential savings for each measure recommended

• Determine presence of carbon monoxide

For more information, visit www.westarenergy.com/homeaudit or call 888.WORKS50
(888.967.5750).

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