Energy Star saves Michigan homeowners big bucks

WARM Training www.warmtraining.org has completed a study that tracks the real savings accrued to homes built to Energy Star standards.

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The study tracked 30 homes that were built in 2005 as the Habitat for Humanity Jimmy Carter Work Project. Jacob Corvidae, green programs manager for WARM, explains the findings. “If it only costs about $2,000 to get homes up to these standards, which is typically the case, and typically they are each bringing back [an average of] $1,500 per year, there is no reason why every home in Michigan should not at least be thinking about this.”

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