Feel a draft? National Grid
can help upstate New Yorkers warm up and save energy.
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Stephanie has endured the cold and snowy winters of upstate New York for much of her life. She’s owned a couple of different houses in the area over the course of two decades. So, when Stephanie and her family bought a beautiful 1930s four-bedroom colonial in Eastwood, just east of Syracuse, with hardwood floors, high ceilings, old drafty windows, and an HVAC system that hadn’t been updated in 30 years, she knew was in for an uphill battle against the chill.
It's time to start living comfortably.
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“I’m kind of done bundling up and always wearing a sweater indoors,” says Stephanie. “Let’s try to make this home a bit more comfortable.”
In addition to saving energy and the environment, National Grid’s online assessment saved Stephanie time. The entire assessment took just five minutes, and she didn’t need to prepare by digging through drawers for old utility bills or serial numbers of equipment. All she needed to know was her NG account number. The questions were simple and intuitive, like “What temperature do you set your thermostat to?” And from that quick survey, Stephanie was amazed at how robust the report and advice she got in return was.
Stephanie’s assessment results outlined all the hot button concerns in her historic home that could be addressed to save energy. When it came to weatherizing her drafty house, the assessment laid out actionable steps for Stephanie to take. Some were quick and simple, like keeping the curtains open during the day to let the sun’s light warm the home. Others were bigger, like replacing the 30-year-old HVAC system.
Overall, the assessment will provide general steps you can take to make your home more efficient, which include:
For a more detailed list of ideas tailored to your home and lifestyle, New Yorkers can go to www.ngrid.com/saveathome or to sign up for your online assessment click here.
Thanks to the online assessment, Stephanie was able to immediately implement changes that didn’t impact her family’s lifestyle but instantly saved energy. Plus, she also found some tips on changing filters and updating air purifiers to help make the air cleaner while she and her family are cozy indoors for the winter and entertaining guests and relatives for the holidays.
“Last winter I was cranking the heat to 72,” says Stephanie. “Now I’m super toasty warm at 69. And it’s a cleaner heat.”
I’m kind of done bundling up. Let’s try to make this home a bit more comfortable.
But then a couple of months ago, Stephanie saw an ad from National Grid about ways to weatherize your home, including a free online home assessment. She realized she could be living a lot more comfortably — and helping conserve energy in the process.
Stephanie got online and joined the nearly 100,000 National Grid customers in New York who have taken advantage of the company’s no-cost online assessment. In 2020 alone, National Grid online assessments helped upstate New York customers save more than 558 million kilowatt-hours in electricity, nine million thermal units of gas, and 489,000 tons of carbon. All of that translates to a cleaner environment and a more efficient energy grid — not to mention more comfortable homes.
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Set thermostat for 68 degrees when home and 10-15% lower at night or when you are away.
Seal off drafty windows with clear plastic.
Seal off outside doors with plastic or caulk.
Replace the weather stripping around the doors in your home.
Reverse the rotation of ceiling fans to push warm air back down.
Close the damper when you aren’t using your fireplace.
Install foam insulators behind the face plates of electrical outlets and light switches.
Remove any window unit air conditioners.
Close off rooms that you don’t use and shut their air vents.
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• Set thermostat for 68 degrees when home and 10-15% lower at night or when you are away.
• Seal off drafty windows with clear plastic.
• Seal off outside doors with plastic or caulk.
• Replace the weather stripping around the doors in your home.
• Reverse the rotation of ceiling fans to push warm air back down.
• Close the damper when you aren’t using your fireplace.
• Install foam insulators behind the face plates of electrical outlets and light switches.
• Remove any window unit air conditioners.
• Close off rooms that you don’t use and shut their air vents.