Homeowners

Greening Your Home

Get the whole family involved in achieving a greener home, making St. Louis Park a greener place to live!

Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Turn off lights when no one is in the room.
• Close heat vents in areas of your home that are not being used - bedrooms by day, office at night, etc.
• Install a programmable thermostat and set it to lower temperatures at night and when no one is home during the day. Each degree lower can decrease a heating bill by 1%.
• Unplug coffee makers, toasters, food processors, etc. when not in use.
• Use power strips to turn off groups of appliances when not in use. Group together the DVD player, VCR, stereo and gaming units and power them down when no one is around.
• Set humidifiers and dehumidifiers to turn on only when the humidity level warrants.
• Don't overuse exhaust fans in bathrooms, kitchens or basements as they can suck out a roomful of warm air very quickly requiring your furnace to work harder.

Click here for more ideas.

Locally, the Center for Energy and the Environment has low cost loans to help make energy efficient improvements.

Click here for more information on their programs.