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Paying for it

See how SustainableWorks makes your project more affordable and can connect you with financing

Costs, Savings and Financing for Energy Saving Retrofits

SustainableWorks wants to make it as easy as possible for you to make your home more energy efficient. We do the following to make your projects more affordable:

  1. Audits. Because of our partnerships with local utilities and access to federal funds we are able to offer audits at only a $95 cost to you. These audits usually cost between $400-600-- this is a huge savings for SustainableWorks clients. During our audits we replace any incandescent bulbs in permanent fixtures with high efficiency CFL bulbs FREE of charge. This means you start saving energy from the day of your audit!
  2. Retrofit Prices – We do the following to help keep retrofit costs affordable for all homeowners:
        1. We bundle the retrofits by neighborhood.  This allows us to get the best prices from contractors and equipment manufacturers.  It’s similar to a buying club or a buying health insurance in a group. 
        2. Our neighborhood approach saves contractors travel time, improves worker efficiency and reduces carbon emissions. 
        3. We coordinate all the utility incentives that support energy savings. Not sure what utility offers what incentives, don't worry we'll figure it our for you. We are continually working with the utilities to provide additional incentives that help them replace the use of coal and other green house gas producing fuels with renewables.   
  3. Stimulus Funds - Until 2012, we can apply our stimulus funds directly to lower the cost of your project. This makes your project more affordable!
  4. Financing – Financing your project with a loan, your own or one that we assist you with, helps to spread the cost of the project over time to match the long term energy savings. Currently we can offer 0% financing to those that qualify! Through our partner Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union you can access loans energy efficiency and solar loans up to $50,000. These loans have a 10-15 year loan period, low fees and without early payment penalties. Click here for information and to view an application from our Energy Efficiency Credit Enhancement grant partner Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union.
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