Regarding energy conservation, 21 percent of homeowners gave themselves an ‘A,’ (a 4 percent increase from 2016), 45 percent gave themselves a ‘B’ when grading their household energy efficiency (a 6 percent decrease from 2016), and 29 percent gave themselves a ‘C.’

Although a large majority (93 percent) have taken steps to conserve energy, it’s clear a number of homeowners see the opportunity for increased efforts.

Homeowners conserve energy at home to save money (64 percent, down 5 percent from 2016) over helping the environment; however, if money was no object, they said they would be willing to invest in the following to increase energy efficiency: solar panels or appliances (39 percent this year, compared to 32 percent in 2016), more efficient windows (19 percent), a high-efficiency air conditioner or furnace (19 percent), insulation (9 percent), a programmable thermostat (7 percent), and a high-efficiency water heater (5 percent).

Between July 1 and August 31, Lennox invites homeowners to join in on the “Energy Savings Superstar” contest on lennox.com/residential by submitting a unique and innovative home energy savings tip along with a fun photo depicting their suggested tip. The grand-prize winner will receive up to $10,000 in energy-efficient Lennox heating and air conditioning products, along with other “cool” prizes.  

Publication date: 6/22/2017

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