I'm in Central Florida.
My house was built in 1964. Is Concrete Block and has little or no insulation in the walls and single pane awning windows. In the winter the electric bill is huge. I cannot afford to replace the windows or do vinyl insulation on the outside. What can I do inside that would help? Thank you for your advice.
They have insulation programs - I chose blown in since it's the cheapest - he gave me a price and a list of authorized contractors who will do the work at the price they "Progress Energy" ...»
They also have a duct work test program - Progress Energy schedules the contractor to come out and do the test - the cost is $60 - I pay half and they pay the other half. If the work needs to be done Progress Energy pays the 1st $150.00 of repairs. And again they chose the contractor so they backup the work.
There's other programs from Progress Energy for window replacements, window tinting, A/C replacement etc plus there's the governments tax credits for energy efficient upgrades too - although they aren't as large this year.
Not sure which power company you have in your area but most offer similar programs and they are well worth and hour of time to find out the savings and get the work done instead of paying it out in utility bills.