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yep.. but we built a new house so it is an "Energy Star" house (a rating system in Canada.. not sure if it's in the US). We also got all Energy Star rated appliances!

Yes our new home will be a net zero house. We got solar panels,
the house will produce more power than we will need. We also have tankless water heater, windows, and appliances that are energy efficient.

Not at all.....we live in a small carriage house built in the 70s, and everything is original...appliances and all. We also have single pane windows. I feel like our energy bill is always outrageous since our appliances are such a huge energy suck. They are also all olive green, ha! It is just a rental so we can't change a whole lot, but we do try to turn the freezer/fridge settings to low, and if we leave for more than a day we will unplug everything save the fridge so that we can save a little.

Yes and no - we have a new furnace and new, energy efficient appliances in the kitchen (plus cfl bulbs, etc.), which all helps but the windows are terrible and we have little-to-no insulation (it's an oooold house). Hopefully will be replacing windows/siding/insulation within the year though. Even with the leaks I'm sure we have everywhere, our heating/cooling bills are never really *that* bad.

My new house is super energy efficient. Our current house, not at all. It does have a new furnace but it's an old house so there are quite a few areas for heat to escape.

We could be far better. We have energy star appliances like our washer, dishwasher and fridge, but we need new windows badly! We also will need a new HVAC unit eventually. It's the original unit when the house was built 22 years ago! We do have a programmable thermostat, so that helps, but we can definitely have much better windows!!

Yup, and we're making it more so. It was built to energy star standards (in 2012), tankless water heater, great windows, all efficient appliances, extra (i.e., beyond code) insulation, etc.

We will be adding solar panels which will offset 60% of our electricity, and we're going to get off fossil fuels for heating (use propane currently).