Posted: September 22, 2025

Thinking About a Home Energy Assessment?

3 Ways You’ll Identify Energy Waste and Save Money

Do your energy bills seem higher than they should be? Do some rooms in your home feel drafty while others are too warm? A home energy assessment may be the answer. Sometimes called an energy audit, it’s a simple step you can take that boosts comfort and cuts costs by pinpointing where your home is losing energy and showing you how to fix it. The best part? Even small improvements can add up to significant savings.

Here are three ways a home energy assessment helps identify waste and improves efficiency.

1. Find Air Leaks

Drafty windows and doors are the obvious culprits, but air can also escape through tiny gaps in your attic, basement, and even around outlets. During an energy assessment, our technician may use tools like a blower door test to measure how much air is leaking and where. Sealing these gaps keeps heated and cooled air where it belongs—inside your home—so your system doesn’t have to work as hard.

2. Spot Insulation Gaps

You know insulation plays a huge role in keeping your home comfortable year-round. Thin spots or missing insulation allows heat to escape in winter and lets it enter in summer, driving up energy costs. An energy assessment can reveal these weak points, especially in attics, crawl spaces, and walls, so you can target upgrades that deliver real savings.

3. Test for Leaky Ducts

If you have a forced-air system, leaks, gaps, or poor connections in ducts can let conditioned air escape before it even reaches your rooms—sometimes wasting up to 30% of your system’s output. During a home energy assessment, we’ll test your ductwork for leaks and show you how our Aeroseal treatment can help prevent problems. Fixing these issues ensures your system runs more efficiently, lowers your energy bills, and helps every room feel more comfortable.

A Customized Action Plan

Every home is different, so we’ll provide you with a customized roadmap to improving your home’s energy efficiency and comfort. You’ll have a prioritized list of improvements—ranging from no-cost tweaks (like adjusting thermostat settings) to bigger upgrades (like adding insulation or replacing old equipment). You can choose the projects that fit your budget and goals.

The Bottom Line

According to The Environmental Protection Agency, homeowners can save an average of 11% on total energy costs by air sealing their homes and adding insulation in attics, floors over crawl spaces and basements. Further updates and equipment upgrades can result in savings of 20% to 30%.

Ready to stop wasting energy and save money on heating and cooling costs while feeling more comfortable in your home every day? A home energy assessment takes the mystery out of where your energy dollars are going. By identifying hidden leaks, inefficient systems, and outdated appliances, it empowers you to make smart changes that lower your bills and keep your home more comfortable. Think of it as an investment that pays for itself—month after month.

Learn more about how a professional home energy audit can help you reduce your heating and cooling costs and make your home more comfortable: Contact the team at Valiant Home & Energy today.