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New Savings Projects provide step-by-step instructions on home energy efficiency improvements. Learn how to <a href="/energysaver/projects/savings-project-how-weatherstrip-double-hung-or-sash-windows">weatherstrip double-hung (or sash) windows</a>. Also check out our guide to <a href="/energysaver/projects/savings-project-how-seal-air-leaks-caulk">sealing air leaks with caulk</a>.

New Savings Projects provide step-by-step instructions on home energy efficiency improvements. Learn how to weatherstrip double-hung (or sash) windows. Also check out our guide to sealing air leaks with caulk.

Resolve to Save Energy This Year
Looking for ways to save energy? Check out these tips that every homeowner should try. | Infographic by Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.

Instead of making a New Year's resolution, this year make a home energy efficiency resolution using our top 8 tips to save energy and money.

New Infographic and Projects to Keep Your Energy Bills Out of Hot Water
New Energy Saver 101 infographic lays out the different types of water heaters on the market and will help you figure out how to select the best model for your home. Download a high-resolution version of the <a href="/node/612506">infographic</a>. | Infographic by Sarah Gerrity.

New Energy Saver do-it-yourself guides and an infographic will help you save energy and money on water heating costs.

Home Energy Audits: Making Homes More Energy Efficient and Comfortable
Learn how a home energy audit is helping Seth Budick and his family save money on their energy bills, reduce their carbon footprint and make their home more comfortable. | Photo courtesy of Seth Budick.

Highlighting how a home energy audit is helping a Philadelphia family save money on their energy bills, reduce their carbon footprint and make their home more comfortable.

Small Changes Help Long Island Homeowner Save Big on Energy Costs
Located near the Long Island Sound, Deborah Wetzel's condo is cold and drafty eight months out of the year. A home energy audit and small energy efficiency upgrades helped Wetzel improve the comfort of her home while saving money on energy bills. | Photo courtesy of Deborah Wetzel.

Profiling how a home energy audit and small energy efficiency upgrades helped one homeowner save big on her energy bills.

Considering Solar For Your Home? One Milwaukee Homeowner Shares Her Experience
Milwaukee solar installers putting in a rooftop solar energy system on Dr. Paula Papanek's home. | Photo courtesy of Dr. Paula Papanek.

Milwaukee resident shares details on her home solar installation experience.

Energy Efficiency Upgrades Help Retired Military Officers Save Money
A retirement community in San Antonio worked with a local Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partner, CPS Energy Saver, to make energy efficiency upgrades to 189 single-family cottages. | Photo courtesy of CPS Energy.

Learn how a San Antonio retirement community for military officers worked with a local energy efficiency program to improve the comfort and efficiency of its buildings.

You Asked, We Are Answering: Your Home Efficiency Questions
Air conditioners use about 5 percent of all the electricity produced in the United States, costing homeowners more than $11 billion annually. Replacing an old air conditioner unit with an energy efficient unit could save you 20-40 percent on your home cooling costs. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto/BanksPhotos.

Answering your home energy efficiency questions to help you save energy and money.

Taking on Scary Basements
Your basement no longer has to be scary. We are sharing tips and tricks to make it more comfortable and energy efficient. | Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.com/spxChrome.

Some tricks and treats to help make home energy costs less spooky this Halloween season.