The Gift that Keeps on Saving
Planning your shopping list for friends and family this holiday season? Help them save all year long with the gift of energy savings.
With the variety of programs that are offered from the NHSaves® utility partners, smart, cost-effective solutions that lock in comfort year-round are just a click away. At a time of year when many may see their monthly energy bills rise, small energy-saving upgrades can help make a big difference.
For the Home: Comfort, Control and Coziness
- Smart Thermostats: Dial In Savings
Controlling your home’s heating schedule throughout winter can be a significant opportunity for savings. Instant rebates on smart thermostats (e.g. Google Nest, ecobee, Sensi) are available through the NHSaves online marketplace, and if you’re a customer of utility partners Liberty and Unitil you can receive an instant incentive. With programmable settings and learning tools embedded into these products, savings of up to 10 percent on annual heating and cooling costs are up for grabs, too. Have a family member who loves to travel? Remote access and control of their home heating schedule is an option for the globetrotter in your life.
- Connected Solutions: Reduce Energy Use, Together
New Hampshire residents may be eligible to receive financial incentives by enrolling in a residential demand response program. By connecting qualified thermostats to your utility partner’s ConnectedSolutions program, you enable them to make small adjustments to your energy use during times of peak demand. You’ll even get rewarded for helping reduce demand on the electric grid. Learn more at NHSaves.com/residential-demand-response/
- Small Upgrades, Big Impact: Plug Loads and Indoor Air Quality
Simple swaps can contribute to large improvements for your home’s overall efficiency. The online marketplace can help you find a perfectly practical and useful gift for anyone on your shopping list.
Advanced power strips (APS) can eliminate “vampire power” (energy consumed when devices are plugged in but not in use) from entertainment systems and home offices and prevent wasted energy 24/7.
Room air purifiers keep fresh air circulating while your home is sealed against frigid outdoor temperatures. With instant rebates available, ENERGY STAR® certified purifiers are a great option for any homeowner.
- The Next Step: Home Energy Performance
If those on your gifting list are looking for additional ways to increase comfort year-round, point them to Home Energy Performance where incentives up to $6,000 for weatherization measures such as insulation and air sealing are available
For the Business: Smart Operations, Smart Budgeting
- High-Efficiency Small Appliances for Breakrooms and Offices
Once you’ve crossed family and friends off your list, you may want to shift gears and focus on sustainable swaps for your work environment. Upgrading the efficiency of your business’s appliances can bring the energy-saving spirit to the office. Improve health and safety and boost profit margins with highly efficient, ENERGY STAR certified small appliances, like air purifiers and dehumidifiers, for the common areas in your workplace.
- Managing Facility Climate
Opportunities for savings could be lying in plain sight. Think about spaces in your facility that are unoccupied during the day or overnight and consider implementing commercial-grade smart thermostats to reduce energy consumption when you don’t need it. These tools can programmatically control temperatures in warehouses, conference rooms, retail spaces and more to help save your business money without impacting productivity.
Unwrap Savings
Whether you’re shopping this year for friends and family or your colleagues and workplace, the NHSaves utility partners offer practical, thoughtful and impactful gifts that can reduce energy bills and increase comfort – a holiday win-win.
Visit NHSaves.com today to start giving yourself and your budget the gift of savings this winter.