Sears Blue Climate Crew

Yes, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers $1,500 in tax credits toward home efficiency improvements. Click here to learn more.

Energy savings will vary by home depending on the results of the audit -- typically, homeowners who implement multiple improvements experience up to 40% savings. In addition to saving money, improvements can also lead to a safer home and a more comfortable environment for you and your family.

You only need to do a couple of things prior to your Sears Home Energy Audit:

1. Allow up to 4 hours for your audit – timing varies by home and will also depend on how many questions you may have for your Blue Climate Crew consultant.

2. If you have a fireplace, you will need to sweep out the ashes before performance testing can be completed on your home.

3. Finally, you will need your last 12 months of utility bills available for your Sears Blue Crew consultant to review and document.

Currently, Sears Home Energy Audit is available in Orange County and Los Angeles County California.

There are many benefits for having and energy audit performed on your home – the most important is the understanding of your home's total performance and the root cause for any utility cost and / or indoor air quality issues you may be experiencing. By choosing Sears your audit will be performed by a company you know and trust. In addition, you will also get a comprehensive analysis and a custom home energy improvement plan to help guide your investment decisions for a more comfortable, safer and more efficient home.

Many audits available through utility companies provide general advice to make incremental improvements to your home's energy efficiency. No diagnostic testing is performed and safety and home comfort issues are usually not addressed. The recommendations are typically low or no cost measures that are focused around conservation. For example, some common recommendations might be to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents or to raise the thermostat to 78 degrees during the summer season.

A Sears Home Energy Audit provides customized recommendations based on scientific testing and your individual goals to help make dramatic improvements to your home's energy efficiency, safety, and comfort. Diagnostic testing is done by professionally trained and certified technicians to determine sources of inefficiency in your home. We also investigate specific and unique issues you may be having, such as why a bedroom cannot maintain a comfortable temperature in the summer despite running the air conditioner constantly. This information is then used to help create a customized solutions road map for significantly improving your home's efficiency, safety, and comfort.

The Sears Home Energy Audit $499 price includes:

• Two onsite appointments

• Professionally trained technicians and personal consultant

• In Home Testing (See Audit Details)

• Post Audit analysis and customized Home Energy Improvement plan

• Discount coupons for purchasing Energy Star appliances at Sears

If you select Sears to make recommended improvements, the $499 audit fee will be credited back to you towards the improvement work totaling $5,000 or more (excluding appliances and duct work).

Sears has many options to help you with financing of your Home Energy Performance Plan depending on the type of improvements recommended for your home. Your Blue Climate Crew consultant will provide additional details during your audit assessment review meeting – approximately 7 days after your actual home audit.

It's important that your Sears Blue Climate Crew Consultant fully understands any concerns you may have regarding the energy cost and comfort of your home; therefore, at least one homeowner must be present during the audit. In addition, we also promote active involvement throughout the audit by all owners so they can have a better understanding of the actual tests being preformed on the home and the benefit of each.

Sears can help you with many of the recommended actions to improve your indoor air quality and make your home more efficient including insulation, air sealing, windows, heating and cooling systems, siding, Energy Star appliances, and more. If you decide to use Sears you will receive the following benefits:

1. The initial investment of $499 for your audit will be applied against qualifying purchases

2. Your Sears Blue Climate Crew Consultant will personally handle your project throughout the various stages

3. After your Home Energy Performance Plan's installation is complete, your Sears Blue Climate Crew will often re-test your home to make sure expected results are achieved.

While the energy audit testing process is the same for every home, the results can differ significantly from one home to the next. In addition, each homeowner can have different goals and may elect to do the work in different sequence than recommended. For these reasons, the cost for improvement will vary depending on your unique situation. Your Blue Climate Crew Consultant will review costs and savings scenarios based on your unique situation.

You can get more information regarding energy audits and the Home Performance with Energy Star program through the Department of Energy (www.eere.energy.gov), Energy Star (www.energystar.gov), the California Building Performance Contractors Association (http://www.cbpca.org/homeowners/) and your local utility company.

For more information regarding a Sears Home Energy Audit, call 877.587.1423 or email us.

Just complete our online e-mail request form here or call 877.587.1423 to schedule your audit.

Sears Blue Climate Crew does not currently offer solar panel systems. There are many providers in the Los Angeles County and Orange County area.

One Los Angeles provider is Phat Energy:

Solar Options For Better Living
866-797-PHAT
www.phatenergy.com

Information on rebates for California customers is available using Flex Your Power's rebate finder at http://www.flexyourpower.org