Weatherize your home Archives | Page 27 of 46 | The Cool Down

A person holds a utility bill with account details and a bill summary.

Home

In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 120 homes are getting upgrades to cut energy bills

Electrical distribution equipment mounted on a metal pole against a blue sky.

Home

Massachusetts residents facing summer utility spikes can still find cooling bill help

A person installing siding.

Home

Homeowner says Renewal by Andersen cut 4 inches off siding to force an oversized door

Wood-based foam containers.

Tech

A Maine grad student made cooler foam from wood, and it insulates almost like polyurethane

A person using a remote control.

Business

Texas utility adds $500,000 to help older, disabled customers keep cool as summer bills climb

A woman reviewing documents.

Business

Pennsylvania renter saw her electric bill jump from $55 to $500, stopped using her AC

A row of electric meters.

Business

Many, but not most, Massachusetts residents will pay $10 more as utility rates reset Aug. 1

A person adjusting their thermostat.

Home

Across the US, 'set it to 78' can miss the mark, and fans, curtains, and timing can cut costs

Two air conditioning units mounted on a gray siding wall, with electrical wires visible.

Home

Homeowner adds a misting system to a window AC, then learns it may wreck the coils

A dirty air filter with a grid pattern, mounted in a ventilation system.

Home

Renter changes air filter, then watches it get sucked in as the A/C stalls at 77

A tiny house.

Home

Denmark tiny house borrows spacecraft tech, then hides 2 extra beds in the sauna

An AC unit.

Home

Florida homeowner's AC runs nonstop, but house won't drop below 81 after ductwork overhaul