ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 5, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Following colder-than-usual winter weather in the
Sunshine State, Duke Energy Florida is encouraging customers to
complete a free Home Energy Check (for residential customers) or
Business Energy Check (for commercial customers), allowing them to
reevaluate their energy goals and take advantage of available
rebate programs that can save them money in the short term and
continue reducing their electric bills for years to come.
"Duke Energy Florida understands that extreme weather can drive
up electric bills," said Melissa
Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "That's why we
want to remind our customers about the benefits of Home and
Business Energy Checks. At no charge to them, both residential and
commercial customers can learn how to save energy from our team of
experts, which will qualify them for cost savings if they follow
through on recommended upgrades. It's a simple process that can
have a lasting impact on their wallets."
Home Energy Checks
Home Energy Checks can be completed one of the following ways –
all of which are free to residential customers: Online, through a
simple, self-directed questionnaire; over the phone, with a Duke
Energy advisor explaining the audit process; or in person, which
involves a Duke Energy advisor coming to the home to perform the
comprehensive assessment.
After the Home Energy Check is complete, customers will receive
a report of their past and current energy usage, as well as
recommendations to increase their energy efficiency. Every two
years, they can also get an energy efficiency kit mailed to their
home – again, at no cost to them – with energy-saving products,
such as an LED light bulb and a fridge/freezer thermometer, which
can be put to use immediately.
Participating customers may then be eligible for a range of
rebate programs that could save them up to $1,700 in home improvements, including upgrading
attic insulation, testing and repairing ducts and replacing HVACs
and windows with energy-efficient alternatives.
To learn more and schedule a Home Energy Check, please click
here. For a full listing of home improvement rebate programs, click
here.
Business Energy Checks
Commercial customers can complete a free Business Energy Check
by either answering a few brief questions online or – the more
thorough option – participating in an on-site analysis with a Duke
Energy advisor.
If these customers choose the on-site Business Energy Check,
they will receive a personalized report of their energy usage and
recommendations to increase their energy efficiency, as well as a
business-specific energy efficiency kit, at no cost to them.
These customers may then qualify for rebate programs to offset
the costs of various energy efficiency projects throughout their
businesses, including retrofitting and new construction of chiller
systems, energy recovery ventilation and unitary AC systems and
heat pumps.
To learn more and schedule a Business Energy Check, please click
here. For a full listing of business-specific rebate programs,
click here.
Help for Customers
Duke Energy Florida strives to keep residential and commercial
customers' bills as low as possible, offering several tools – like
the Home and Business Energy Checks – that can help manage their
energy use, as well as flexible payment plans to help them avoid
fees.
Additional assistance programs, such as the income-qualified
Weatherization Program and the Share the Light Fund®, are also
available to help residential customers in need.
For more information, residential customers can visit
duke-energy.com/HereToHelp, and commercial customers can visit
duke-energy.com/Business.
Energy efficiency measures and tips can also be found
at duke-energy.com/SeasonalSavings.
Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a
subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy
capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential,
commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile
service area in Florida.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE:
DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of
America's largest energy holding companies. The company's electric
utilities serve 8.4 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky, and collectively own
54,800 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities
serve 1.7 million customers in North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.
Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition,
keeping reliability, affordability and accessibility at the
forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions
from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions
from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in
major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including
expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and
nuclear.
More information is available at duke-energy.com and the
Duke Energy News Center. Follow Duke Energy
on X, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, and visit illumination for
stories about the people and innovations powering our energy
transition.
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