Heating and cooling our homes accounts for more than half of our energy costs, with the average heating and cooling costs ringing up around $1064 annually according to the U.S. Energy Department. This figure is a national average, so we might surmise that our Southern California homes ring up on the higher side of the median.
It makes sense to look at ways to lower our energy consumption, which in turn lowers our energy bills and reduces our carbon footprints.
