Opinion: Efficiency will help Dominion reduce costs and meet clean energy goals – The Virginian-Pilot

While immediate relief is necessary for households through rental and utility assistance, the best tool available to combat the energy burden is improving a home’s energy efficiency, such as by adding insulation and sealing cracks and openings that allow air leakage. In fact, energy efficiency can reduce low-income household energy burdens by about 25%. Today, energy efficiency programs, generally run by utilities, provide incentives to help Virginia customers make upgrades, improving their comfort and lowering their energy bills. But these programs could do even more.

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