Ways to Save on your electric bill

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) - It doesn't cost a pretty penny to save a bundle by making your home energy efficient. 22News is working for you with some ways to save on your electric bill.

Go Green in Agawam sponsored an energy savings seminar on Monday, where local homeowners learned the state is making it easier than ever to make their homes energy efficient.

Go Green Co-chair Jill Messick told 22News putting thought in your home energy plan now can save both money and the environment down the road.

“You can call the phone numbers on your gas or electric bill and they will send out an auditor to do an energy audit on your home for free,” she said. “They will go through the house with a fine tooth comb. I had one done myself.”

Messick said the best piece advice she's ever received was to plug all of her electronic devices into a power strip and turn it off when she left home or went to sleep. Over the course of two months, she said she saved $98.

“If you have a blinking light or a clock anywhere in your house, that thing is drawing a lot of electricity and you can make a substantial difference,” she said.

Some homeowners may also qualify for discounts on insulation or zero interest loans on a new furnace.