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AC Filters

To squeeze the most efficiency out of your air-conditioning system, change the filter monthly. If you have a washable filter on a window unit, clean it once a month or more often if it gets clogged with dust.

Tools and Calculators

Want to save money and energy? Use these handy tools and calculators to learn how you can better manage your home energy consumption. It could do you—and the planet—a world of good.

  • Home energy auditopens in new window

    You can get a personalized home energy audit using the Home Energy Saver application created for the U.S. Department of Energy. By entering your ZIP code and some basics about your home, this service will identify potential energy-saving strategies and rank them in order of cost-effectiveness.

  • House tour

    Find out how little improvements to your home can add up by taking the Energy Savings Home Tour.

  • Room-by-roomopens in new window

    Take a room-by-room tour of an ENERGY STAR home and learn what you can do to save energy and money, and help protect our environment in your own home.

  • Water heaters

    Watch a fight between an electric water heater and a gas-powered in this short animation. And the winner is…

  • Replacing that old 'fridgeopens in new window

    Answer a few questions to calculate how much you can save by replacing an older refrigerator with a new model.

  • Insulation guideopens in new window

    The ZIP Code Insulation Program will tell you the most economic insulation level for your new or existing house based on where you live.

  • Water wasted from leaksopens in new window

    Estimate the water wasted because of leaks using this tool from the American Water Works Association.