Looking to
save the environment
and money at home.
Today, we're talking
to three homeowners
who partnered
with Focus on Energy
to do just that.
Around 8,000 Wisconsin
homeowners have solar panels
and three of them live
right here on Angie Street.
That's right.
Keeping up with the
Joneses around here
means contributing
to saving the planet.
Let's learn more.
Hi. Hi.
How are you? Good.
Thanks so much for
having me.
So, Angie, having solar
panels on your homes
has become
a neighborhood tradition.
Tell me a little bit
about how you saw
your neighbor have them
and it inspired you.
A couple of my neighbors
got them previously,
and I was intrigued by it
because I've always wanted
to look into solar panels
and just didn't take
the time to do it.
So hearing about
their experience,
I decided right then
and there that I was going
to participate in that.
So tell me a
little bit about
the available incentives
and how it helped inspire
you to do this project.
Yeah, that was a
huge part of it.
The first one is
obviously the Focus
on Energy incentive,
and then there is
the federal tax incentive
and then ultimately
the savings on my energy
bill and possibly
getting paid back
from the energy company
for excess energy.
That will be a cost
savings as well.
I learned growing up
that you should always
leave a place better
than the way you found it.
And obviously that
counts for Mother Earth.
So I always thought
solar panels
would be a great idea
to use solar energy
versus regular energy.
Now, we're going to
talk to Jason to hear about
which projects are
helping him achieve his goal
of having a
carbon zero home.
So we're at
your beautiful home.
What's been the inspiration
behind becoming very
energy efficient?
You know, it's probably
a little cliche,
but the feel good of it,
knowing that I'm
doing things
to improve the planet.
You know,
we've considered buying
electric vehicles,
things like that.
But for us
personally, we've decided
that investing in our home
is the most beneficial
from our perspective.
And for those considering
making more energy
efficient decisions
for their home,
would you say that
that's where you really can
make the most impact
on the environment,
even compared to
a car, for example?
Yeah, I think so,
because it's it's
a lifetime impact.
Obviously, that's
a much bigger impact.
So you're investing
in something
that should retain
a minimal retained its value
and eventually increase
in value as well.
So tell me
a little bit about
working with
focus on energy.
How are they helping you
achieve your goal
of having a carbon zero
footprint?
Well, I think just having
the knowledge and,
you know, the ability
to talk to people about what
the next steps are
and how to, you know,
how to make that approach,
you know
, having the information
that there's
federal programs
out there, tax incentives,
things like that.
With focus on energy.
It's not a sales pitch.
It's a goals pitch.
Can you imagine coming
home on a cold or hot day
and feeling instant comfort
without the high cost?
That's Patrick and Joanne's
experience every single day.
Let's learn more.
So, Patrick, tell me what
inspired you to work
with focus on energy
in the first place?
Well, draftiness
this was probably
the biggest
issue that we had.
And we started with an audit
and we found out
that things like,
you know, we had a window
that needed to be replaced,
but mostly the insulation
by making sure they
had good insulation.
We didn't have to wear
that extra layer
of sweater in the house,
and it just
felt a lot tighter
and more comfortable,
less air movement.
It was
it was a
dramatic difference,
and we felt it right away.
So what tips or insights
would you share
with any homeowner
that's thinking about
becoming more
energy efficient and working
with focus on energy?
Well, certainly
getting that energy audit up
front is really helpful,
because you do find that
there are a lot of
the simple things,
the flow regulators,
the LEDs,
the insulation that are less
costly and more have
more of an impact.
They've really
paid off for us.
As you can see, there
are many benefits to having
an energy efficient home.
Start your journey
by contacting
focus on energy.