Home Performance Solutions
(Home Performance Solutions is currently being introduced in the greater Columbus area and will be available in other areas soon.)
Home Performance Solutions is part of a family of energy efficiency programs to help you save money, energy and the environment.
Home Performance Solutions from Columbia Gas of Ohio helps our gas-heating customers take action to save money on their natural gas bills.
It starts with a low-cost Home Energy Audit, and provides generous rebates to make qualified energy efficiency improvements much more affordable.
You will benefit most from this program if your gas-heated home uses 1400 Ccf of natural gas or more per year. See below for where to look on your bill for this information.
(Ccf is the unit used to measure the amount of natural gas consumed by a customer. 1 Ccf = 100 cubic feet of natural gas.)
About the Home Energy Audit
The cost of the Home Energy Audit is $50 ($20 for income-eligible customers*). Columbia Gas of Ohio will reimburse the Home Energy Audit fee and provides generous rebates when you make any qualified energy efficiency improvement.
A highly trained Home Energy Auditor analyzes your home from top to bottom to identify ways you can make your home more comfortable and energy efficient with qualified improvements such as increased attic and wall insulation, air sealing, or a new high-efficiency gas furnace or boiler.
- A blower door is used to locate and measure air leaks.
- A combustion efficiency analyzer, an important health and safety device, is used to check gas stoves, furnaces, and water heaters for safety and efficiency.
- Infrared photography or “thermal imaging” pinpoints areas of your home where inadequate insulation levels, air leaks, and other problems are leading to wasted heating and cooling costs.
Qualified energy efficiency improvements may include:
- Attic and wall insulation upgrades
- Air sealing of cracks, gaps, and holes
- High-efficiency gas furnace or boiler replacements
- Programmable thermostat
- High-performance, energy-efficient showerhead
During the audit, we’ll provide and install a high-performance, energy-efficient showerhead and a programmable thermostat where needed—at no charge.
Rebates
The more qualified energy efficiency improvements you make, the more you save. Rebates of up to 70% may be available if you make more than one qualified energy efficiency improvement, and you could save $400 on a high-efficiency gas furnace or boiler replacement. Even greater rebates are available for income-eligible customers.*
Here’s how to start saving today:
1. Contact our service provider, Conservation Services Group (CSG) at 1-877-644-6674 to schedule your Home Energy Audit.
2. Meet with your Home Energy Auditor
Your auditor will conduct a thorough visual inspection of your home, test combustion appliances for safety, and perform high-tech diagnostic tests to assess insulation levels, air leaks, and gas heating equipment efficiency.
3. Review your Home Energy Report
Your auditor will provide you with more information on your estimated savings, qualified energy efficiency improvements, and how to access rebates and federal energy tax credits.
4. Have a participating contractor install qualifying energy efficiency improvements and receive rebates for the work done. For a list of participating contractors, please call CSG at 1-877-644-6674
Why does Columbia Gas offer Home Performance Solutions?
Home Performance Solutions is just one of the ways we’re helping our customers save money by reducing their natural gas use. It also helps make your home more comfortable and safer, too. And, when we reduce our use of natural gas, we do our part to help the environment.
Home Performance Solutions is for Columbia Gas of Ohio residential gas heating customers and best serves gas-heated homes using 1400 Ccf of gas or more per year. Call 1-877-644-6674 for details.
For ways to save, check out Energy Saving Tips