Weatherizing your home — sealing and insulating a home to maximize its energy efficiency and comfort — can bring significant benefits. Weatherization can reduce the cost of heating and cooling, improve comfort, reduce indoor air pollution, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Heat that leaks through your home’s outer walls, windows, doors, and other openings wastes energy and increases utility costs, while negatively affecting your comfort and even health. A well-sealed home envelope, coupled with the right amount of insulation, can make a real difference on both utility bills and your quality of life.
You may choose to seal your home as a single project that encompasses your entire home envelope. Or, you may view this as more of a “journey” with smaller projects over time.
Actions you can take right now
- Start noting areas of your home that are drafty, or cold during cold weather or warm during warm weather.
- Get a professional energy audit to identify opportunities.
- Find out if you are eligible for incentives that make weatherization more cost effective or even free depending on your income level.
How can Electrify SOMA help?
Volunteers can:
- Compare your energy use to other homes in SOMA, especially those that are further along the weatherization journey.
- Introduce you to the incentives that are available.
- Help you figure out if you are eligible for free weatherization measures.
- Connect you with a list of contractors who are doing audits and weatherization work in our area.
More details coming soon