Bangor Daily News: Home energy audits help find easy ways to boost efficiency

In some ways, it was sad for homeowners Keith and Beth Bisson to close all the windows and doors in their Fairmount Park home on a beautiful June day, shutting out the 70-degree sun and a pleasant breeze. But if it helped to pinpoint energy inefficiencies in their home and identify easy and cost-effective measures they could take to improve efficiency, it was well worth it. The Bissons hired a local firm to conduct an energy audit of their home on Royal Road, which they bought about 2½ years ago. The couple, who have a 19-month-old son, are among many who hope to take advantage of state and federal incentives available through Efficiency Maine, a program of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

Read the full story about Penobscot Home Performance on the Bangor Daily News web site.