Save Energy, Save Money

Save Energy, Save Money has hundreds of hints on home heating and insulation, appliance usage and driving tips designed to guide readers to a substantial money-saving, energy-conserving lifestyle. There is even a section on how to survive in a worst case scenario - with no heat or electricity during a winter blizzard. A major feature of the book is a home energy audit, a do-it-yourself survey of energy usage practices that will enable readers to assess how and where they are wasting heating and cooling energy or electricity. Once the energy-wasting practices are identified, Ubell and Merlis supply simple and inexpensive solutions. The authors don't use the word "spend" when it comes to energy improvement, they prefer the word "invest." "Every dollar invested on energy-saving improvements pays back hundreds - even thousands - of dollars in dividends", said Merlis, former executive producer of Good Morning America. "My monthly electricity and home heating bills are about one-third lower than my neighbor's, but I'm as comfortable in my home as he is in his. The difference? Sensible investments of time, energy and money in conservation."