Rockville Celebrates Energy Action Month with an Energy Exploration Experience
October means falling leaves and, as Energy Action Month, offers opportunities that could lead to falling energy costs for savvy homeowners.
Here are some variety of programs available to serve your home energy needs:
Incentives
Pepco provides incentives for certain appliances, heating and air conditioning tune-ups and upgrades, lighting and more. The Quick Home Energy Check-up program is a fast, easy way to reduce energy use in your home and save money. A trained energy analyst will assess your home’s energy use, recommend energy-saving improvements and install energy-saving products. For a more comprehensive home energy evaluation, the Home Performance with Energy Star program can help identify energy cost savings, increase the comfort of your home and recommend energy efficient home improvements and rebates. For program details, visit bit.ly/PepcoIncentives.
Washington Gas offers rebates for certain gas furnaces, water heaters and programmable thermostats. Visit www.washingtongas.com/home-owners/savings/rebates.
Energy Supply
Maryland residents can choose who supplies their electricity and how the power is generated. Enter your ZIP code and explore options with help from the Maryland Clean Energy Center at mdcleanenergy.org/consumer/power.
Energy Exploration: <br>An Interactive Experience for All Ages
Montgomery County presents an interactive energy exploration experience from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 at Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. in Rockville Town Square. Bring the family to play hands-on arcade games and learn about saving energy and money in your home, using renewable energy and preventing air pollution. Learn more at mygreenmontgomery.org/explore.
Find more energy resources at www.rockville
md.gov/energyefficiency and learn about Energy Action Month at energy.gov/eere/femp/energy-action-month.