Energy Audit Chicago | HERs Ratings | Illinois Energy Audits

What's Included?

Utility Bill Review & Interview

	Our energy analysts will review your utility bills, interview you, and conduct a high level inspection of your home or business to better understand what options are available and the fastest way for you to begin to reduce your utility bills and save money. We're able to break down your utility bills into two primary uses - base load (hot water, washer/dryer, refrigeration, etc...) and seasonal (heating and cooling). You would be surprised at how much we can determine simply by applying some match to your utility bills - we can usually tell how efficiently your furnace and air conditioners are running simply by comparing your seasonal usage to other homeowners in your area.

Infrared Analysis & Insulation Inspections

	Our Energy Analysts have been trained and certified to conduct a comprehensive infrared analysis of your home. Infrared imaging allows us to see insulation problems like those shown here. We’re able to see things not visible to the naked eye; we can see missing roof insulation, construction details of your home and air leaks around doors and windows. We’ll also analyze your windows to understand the efficiency of their insulation and UV coatings. This will help us determine the necessity and potential value associated with any window replacements.

Air Tightness Tests with Blower Door and Duct Testers

	Our Energy Analysts have been certified to conduct a comprehensive blower door test of your home. Essentially this will simulate worst case conditions in your home and identify exactly how much air your home is letting in and letting out, and quantify the savings associated with bringing it in line with national standards. Our test doesn’t stop here, we also perform a detailed analysis on your home’s ductwork to understand if your homes ductwork is properly balanced and leak free to minimize energy loss and maximize comfort. See more on our resources tab on how leaky ducts can negatively affect your home and health

Mechanical Efficiency & Combustion Safety Testing

	The only products of complete combustion are carbon dioxide and water. If a combustion appliance such as a furnace or water heater is running inefficiently it will produce inordinate amounts of carbon monoxide and oxygen. Additionally, the temperature of the exhaust gas also tells us a lot of about the efficiency of the system – too hot, and your wasting energy, too cold and it means you’re probably producing acidic condensation in your vents and chimney which can cause big problems. Priority Energy Planners use the latest flue-gas analyzers to test the gas and temperature exiting your combustion appliances. This will help us tune or identify potential replacement candidates and the associated savings. Additionally during the duct blower test mentioned above Priority Energy will also test the balance of airflow coming to and leaving your furnace. If a furnace is improperly setup it can increase the pressure in your vents which will cause your unit to run inefficiently and potentially fail sooner.
Improvement Analysis and Reporting
	Our Energy Analysts will provide a detailed report identifying exactly where you can save the most money. Our reports prioritize those items with the largest return and lowest costs first, and then move from there. To see a full example of one of our reports, please click here.

GUARANTEED RESULTS! You will Save Enough Money in the First Year to Pay for the Cost of the Energy Audit – or the Energy Audit is FREE! Call for Details.

What's Included?