If you aren’t convinced that making energy-efficient improvements to your home will save you money, you don’t have to take our word for it. Read about how other families have installed energy-efficient measures in their homes and how much they are saving!

The Johnston family saved almost 7,300 kilowatt-hours and over $430 in the first heating season during and after implementation of energy-efficient improvements to their home. Improvements included weatherizing windows and doors, adding insulation and replacing old windows and doors with new, energy efficient ones.

Fred and Barbara Wilson were selected by their local cooperative, Grundy Electric, to participate in a residential pilot project through the Take Control & Save energy efficiency program. After several measures were installed, they are now saving an average of 2,484 kilowatt-hours and $213 every year!

Frank and Susan Conrad saved $817 and reduced their electric use by 24 percent in the first year after they implemented some major energy-efficiency measures to their home! Improvements included replacement of their old heating and cooling system with a ground-source heat pump, foam insulation throughout their home and air-sealing leaky windows.

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation joined with East Central Electric Cooperative on a pilot project through the Take Control & Save program. This pilot consisted of building a new energy-efficient home for the housing division. This energy-efficient home is saving more than $1,400 a year compared to another home of the same size.